How to Use amino acid in a Sentence

amino acid

noun

• Six codons, for example, code for the amino acid serine.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 June 2021
• But the work is laborious and can typically only add one new amino acid at a time.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 June 2021
• Summary Creatine is a natural substance in your body that is made from three amino acids.
  — Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2024
• That mutation changed one amino acid — a building block of proteins — in the receptor-binding domain.
  — Liz Szabo, Quartz, 29 July 2021
• One compares the protein’s amino acid sequence with all similar sequences in protein databases.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 15 July 2021
• Different lengths and arrangements of those teeny-tiny amino acid chains result in different types of peptides.
  — Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 13 July 2021
• For example, there are six different words for the amino acid arginine, the one that is often used in supercharging viruses.
  — Steven Quay and Richard Muller, WSJ, 6 June 2021
• As the proteins break down, the amino acid chains—typically where the natural umami flavor is derived—release.
  — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 30 July 2024
• Scientists have dreamed of simply predicting a protein’s shape from its amino acid sequence—an ability that would open a world of insights into the workings of life.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 15 July 2021
• An effective team of hydrolyzed flax seed, red wine extract, and amino acids boosts shine, targets dryness, and ensures the vibrancy of your hair color stays intact for longer.
  — Deanna Pai, Allure, 8 Aug. 2024
• The sequencing data revealed a variant that substituted an amino acid called histidine for arginine.
  — Jason Ulrich, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2021
• There’s no technological reason why a researcher couldn’t have switched the codons for one amino acid, like tyrosine, into the codons for another one, like alanine.
  — Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 20 May 2021
• These amino acids are vital for protein synthesis, hormone production, and several other functions.
  — Shushy Rita Setrakian Ms, Rd, Health, 9 Aug. 2024
• Rothamsted Research this month applied for a permit to field test wheat edited to contain less asparagine, an amino acid that becomes the carcinogen acrylamide when baked.
  — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 26 May 2021
• The collagen peptides produced from these contain an amino acid profile that provides ideal nourishment for human collagen synthesis at night.
  — Maria Goldbach, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024
• The amino acid-spiked blend helps those with hair loss, too.
  — ELLE, 24 Dec. 2022
• Leucine, like valine and isoleucine, is a branched-chain amino acid.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2022
• The amino acids missing from beans are found in rice and vice versa.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 9 Nov. 2023
• Aside from squalane, this lip balm also boasts amino acids.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 21 June 2024
• That was true for mutations that changed an amino acid.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 June 2022
• Of the 20 amino acids out there, nine are essential, meaning your body can’t make them.
  — Lauren Manaker, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2023
• It’s also spiked with a multi-amino acid blend to strengthen strands and boost body.
  — Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2022
• So chemists had to alter the hormone’s building blocks — a chain of amino acids — to find a more durable variant.
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• Both versions of the gene encode exactly the same amino acid.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 June 2022
• This letter shows the original amino acid in the protein.
  — Sarah Toy, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022
• Green tea is a rich source of the amino acid L-theanine, with tea being the only food source of L-theanine.
  — Amy Fischer M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 8 Nov. 2022
• Proteins are long strands of amino acids, found in meat and enriched plant foods like tofu.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
• The test offered a way to detect high levels of phenylalanine, the amino acid that builds up in PKU.
  — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
• This creates what scientists call an amino acid glycine, a key figure in the hunt for the origin of life.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Feb. 2022
• Whey, creatine, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are among the most popular of these.
  — Donavyn Coffey, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 8 Sep 2024