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Introduction toIntroduction tostructuralstructuralbioinformaticsbioinformatics
Amino AcidsAmino Acids
 
Amino AcidsAmino Acids
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amino acidamino acid
is a molecule thatis a molecule thatcontains both amine and carboxylcontains both amine and carboxylfunctional groupsfunctional groups
In biochemistry, this term refers toIn biochemistry, this term refers toalpha-amino acids with the generalalpha-amino acids with the generalformula H2NCHRCOOH, where R is anformula H2NCHRCOOH, where R is anorganic substituentorganic substituent
In the alpha amino acids, the aminoIn the alpha amino acids, the aminoand carboxylate groups are attachedand carboxylate groups are attachedto the same carbon, which is calledto the same carbon, which is calledthe α–carbonthe α–carbon
 
ProteinProtein
Alpha-amino acids are the building blocksAlpha-amino acids are the building blocksof proteins. A protein forms via theof proteins. A protein forms via thecondensation of amino acids to form acondensation of amino acids to form achain of amino acid "residues" linked bychain of amino acid "residues" linked bypeptide bonds.peptide bonds.
Proteins are defined by their uniqueProteins are defined by their uniquesequence of amino acid residues; thissequence of amino acid residues; thissequence is the primary structure of thesequence is the primary structure of theprotein.protein.
 Twenty standard amino acids are used by Twenty standard amino acids are used bycells in protein biosynthesis, and these arecells in protein biosynthesis, and these arespecified by the general genetic codespecified by the general genetic code
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