JaSe AnG wrote:
> HI THERE...
> CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT IS AN AMINO ACID?
> LIKE HOW IS IT FORM?WHAT FUNCTION DOES IT HAVE?
> IF I AM NOT WRONG..AMINO ACID IS FORM BY PROTEINS RIGHT?
> can anyone be my biology online teacher?(which is i ask a question thru
> e-mail..and u answer back thru e-mail?i really appreciate that...)
>> jase ang
an amino acid is a relatively simple compound containing N, C, H and O.
The amino (NH2) group is what gives it its name. Amino acids have many
forms, and many 'functions' in nature: most importantly they are the
building blocks of proteins.
clemens
