Definition for Amino acid
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The building block of proteins. Amino acids have a common structure in which a carbon atom, called the α-carbon, is linked to an amino group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH). The α-carbon also is linked to a hydrogen atom and a particular side chain.
