Proteins are made up of 20 amino acids. Each amino acid has an α-carboxyl group, a
primary α-amino group, and a side chain called the R group (see Image. Amino Acid …

Biochemistry of the Amino Acids, Second Edition, Volume II focuses on the trends in
research on amino acids and biochemistry. Given considerations are incorporation of amino …

There is little wonder in the fact that the investigation of amino acids is of fundamental
interest to scientists from so many diversified fields. If amino acids were only basic …

Here, we compared the traditional nutritional definition of the dispensable and
indispensable amino acids for humans with categorizations based on amino acid …

Following its predecessor, the second edition of Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Nutrition
presents exhaustive coverage of amino acids in the nutrition, metabolism and health of …

Amino acids are featured in course syllabuses and in project and research work over a wide
spectrum of subject areas in chemistry and biology. Chemists and biochemists using amino …

Amino acids (AAs) 3 are organic compounds that contain amino and acid groups (1). Based
on the configuration of glyceraldehyde (L-or D-isomers as introduced by Emil Fischer in …

This text is suitable for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in
chemistry and biochemistry studying amino acids and peptides. The authors concentrate on …

The local vitamin and nutrition store is popular in my neighborhood. Recently, I walked into
this store and realized it is similar to the biotechnology companies in which many scientists …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses naturally occurring peptides, which allows
several generalizations concerning their importance as distinct chemical entities. Certain …