Amino acids are characterized by their central carbon atom, known as the α-carbon, which is bonded to an amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl group (-COOH), a hydrogen atom, and a variable side chain ...

When amino acids connect to make a chain, they form proteins. If you think of it as a necklace, amino acids are the beads, while proteins are the completed necklace. Like the colors in a necklace ...

Each of the 20 amino acids has a specific side chain, known as an R group, that is also attached to the α carbon. The R groups have a variety of shapes, sizes, charges, and reactivities.

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Essential Amino Acids (EAA) and Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) are crucial to stay fit. Both of these come with their ...

The sequence of amino acids in the chain determines how the chain will fold up to make the protein, so different proteins have different three-dimensional shapes. The three-dimensional shape of a ...

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"Peptides are a short chain of amino acids that are the building blocks of collagen, elastin, and keratin," board-certified and celebrity dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss tells PEOPLE. Serums are ...

A Branched-Chain Amino Acid for Exercise Recovery and Key Bodily Processes Isoleucine is one of the three branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). It is named after its chemical structure. It is considered ...

The specific structure of a protein determines its unique biological function. (click on image to enlarge) (Image: National Human Genom Research Institute) Proteins are built from a set of 20 standard ...