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Amino acid

life science Maturity 11-13

Tiny bits build your body.

L-amino acid structure.svg
L-amino acid structure.svg
They join together to make protein. These proteins make your muscles. They help you grow big and strong. We need them to live. Do you like to eat healthy food?
Amino acids in food and blood.png
Amino acids in food and blood.png

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File:L-amino acid structure.svg
L-amino acid structure.svg
File:ProteinogenicAminoAcids.svg
ProteinogenicAminoAcids.svg
File:Histidine lysine arginine sidechains.svg
Histidine lysine arginine sidechains.svg
File:Amino acid zwitterions.svg
Amino acid zwitterions.svg
File:Bronsted_character_of_ionizing_groups_in_proteins.png
Bronsted_character_of_ionizing_groups_in_p...
File:Titration Curves of 20 Amino Acids Organized by Side Chain.png
Titration Curves of 20 Amino Acids...
File:Amino acids in food and blood.png
Amino acids in food and blood.png
File:Strecker amino acid synthesis scheme.svg
Strecker amino acid synthesis scheme.svg
File:Peptidformationball.svg
Peptidformationball.svg
File:Amino acid catabolism revised.png
Amino acid catabolism revised.png
File:AAcomplexation.png
AAcomplexation.png
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