amino

in Vietnamese Axit amin

BrE /ˈeɪ.mɪ.nəʊ/ AmE /ˈæm.ɪ.noʊ/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 CHEMISTRY [singular] C1

Axit amin

a compound containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group, which are the basic building blocks of proteins in living organisms

  • an amino acid

Collocations amino acid sequence · amino acid profile

  • The protein is made up of a chain of amino acids.

    Protein được tạo thành từ chuỗi axit amin.

2 BIOLOGY [adjective] C1

Thuộc về hoặc chứa nhóm amin

relating to or containing an amino group, especially in the context of biological molecules such as proteins and enzymes

  • amino group

Collocations amino group in protein · amino residue

  • The enzyme has an amino group that is essential for its function.

    Enzyme có một nhóm amin cần thiết cho chức năng của nó.