{"id":617,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"amino-acid-structure?","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=617","title":{"rendered":"Amino Acid Structure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 153); \">Amino Acid Structure ?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Amino acids always contain carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and occasionally phosphorus, sulfur, zinc, copper and iron. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">The nitrogen content distinguishes protein from fat and carbohydrate. The nitrogen is responsible for the unique physiological function of a protein.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/Amino-acid%20structure.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Amino acids can be joined together in chains of:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">&lt; 50 amino acids, called peptides, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">50-100 amino acids, called polypeptides, and <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">&gt; 100 amino acids, called proteins.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">A number of hormones, antibiotics, antitumor agents and neurotransmitters are peptides. A peptide bond can be broken down by hydrolysis (the adding of water). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">Amino acids are critically and intimately linked with:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">muscle recovery, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">energy production, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">growth and fat loss,<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">numerous neurological functions.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \">These <a href=\"\/userfiles\/file\/Amino-acids-20.pdf\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); \">20 amino acids<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;are common in proteins, each differing only in the composition of the R side chain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; \"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; \"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; \"><strong><a href=\"?p=618\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); \">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; \">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amino Acid Structure ? Amino acids always contain carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and occasionally phosphorus, sulfur, zinc, copper and iron. The nitrogen content distinguishes protein from fat and carbohydrate. The nitrogen is responsible for the unique physiological function of a protein. 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