AMINO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amino mean? 

• AMINO (noun)
  The noun AMINO has 1 sense:

1. the radical -NH2

  Familiarity information: AMINO used as a noun is very rare.

• AMINO (adjective)
  The adjective AMINO has 1 sense:

1. pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia

  Familiarity information: AMINO used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMINO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The radical -NH2

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

amino; amino group

Hypernyms ("amino" is a kind of...):

chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amino"):

glucosamine (an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides)

Derivation:

amino (pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia)

• AMINO (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

aminic; amino

Pertainym:

amine (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)

Derivation:

amino (the radical -NH2)

 Context examples 

An amino acid analogue and antibiotic derived from the bacterium Streptomyces alanosinicus with antimetabolite and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Alanosine, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in both pyruvate biosynthesis and amino acid metabolism.

(Alanine Aminotransferase 2, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in both amino acid metabolism and pyruvate synthesis.

(Alanine Aminotransferase 1, NCI Thesaurus)

The first two cysteine residues of members of this family are separated by a single amino acids and these proteins, therefore, are called also CXC-Chemokines.

(Alpha Chemokine, NCI Thesaurus)

An amino acid sequence that directs a protein to become localized in or at the cell membrane.

(Membrane Localization Motif, NCI Thesaurus)

Methacycline hydrochloride is bacteriostatic and inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit, thereby preventing the addition of amino acids to the growing peptide chain.

(Methacycline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A class of RNA molecule containing protein-coding information in its nucleotide sequence that can be translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein.

(messenger RNA, NCI Thesaurus)

Amino acid with side chain -CH3.

(Alanine, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A small non-essential amino acid in humans, Alanine is one of the most widely used for protein construction and is involved in the metabolism of tryptophan and vitamin pyridoxine.

(Alanine, NCI Thesaurus)

But yolks are the primary source of many nutrients found in eggs, including amino acids, iron and choline, so there is a downside to dropping them.

(Eggs No Longer Part of a Healthy Diet?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)