লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
alpha amino acid
This term refers specifically to the structural arrangement where the amino and carboxyl groups are bonded to the same carbon, known as the alpha carbon. This specific geometry is what allows these molecules to polymerize into polypeptide chains, forming the primary structure of proteins.
In a biochemical context, the term is used to distinguish these building blocks from beta or gamma amino acids, which have the amino group attached to different carbons in the chain. While alpha amino acids are the standard components of proteins in living organisms, other variants exist but are far less common in biological protein synthesis.
Meanings
Examples
Every protein is composed of a chain of alpha amino acid residues.
The alpha amino acid structure features a central carbon atom bonded to four different groups.
Wait, is every alpha amino acid in the human body the L isomer?
The peptide bond forms between the carboxyl group of one alpha amino acid and the amino group of another.
The peptide bond forms between the carboxyl group of one alpha amino acid and the amino group of another.
I need to memorize the properties of each alpha amino acid for the chemistry final.
The side chain of an alpha amino acid determines its chemical properties.
Glycine is the simplest alpha amino acid because its side chain is just a hydrogen atom.
The researcher analyzed how the alpha amino acid sequence affects protein folding.