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Amino acid, essential
Amino acid, essentialAn amino acid that cannot be made by humans and so is essential to the human diet. There are 9 essential amino acids: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Essential 1. Something that cannot be done without. 2. Required in the diet, because the body cannot make it. As in an essential amino acid or an essential fatty acid. 3. Idiopathic. As in essential hypertension. Diet In nutrition, the diet is the sum of the food consumed by a body. Proper nutrition for a human requires vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fuel in the form of carbohydrates and fats. Imbalances between the consumed fuels and expended energy results in either starvation or excessive reserves of adipose tissue, or body fat Phenylalanine An essential amino acid occurring in proteins. A small amount of phenylalanine is necessary in the diet to make the proteins that form human tissues. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Amin Sadeghiyeh The Amin Sadeghiyeh is a hospital in Tehran, Iran. Amine "A chemical compound containing nitrogen. Amines are derived from ammonia. (The name ""amine"" was derived from the word ""ammonia."")" Amines Organic compounds containing the amino group. Amines such as epinephrine and norepinephrine are significant because they function as neurotransmitters. Aminess 5.2 per cent essential amino acids with histadine Aminess 5.2 per cent essential amino acids with histadine is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Amini Amini, Fariborz. Amino acid The fundamental building block of a protein molecule. A protein is composed of a chain of hundreds or thousands of amino acids. Our bodies can synthesize most of the amino acids. However, eight amino acids (called "essential amino acids") must be obtained from food. Amino acid symbols "Symbols that stand for the amino acids, the building blocks of protein. Each amino acid has both a three-letter symbol and a single-letter symbol. For example, the three-letter and single-letter symbols for alanine are Ala and A. The three-letter symbols (such as Ala) are much more widely used than the single letter ones (such as A). Therefore, the following list is limited to the three-letter symbols and is further limited to those 20 alpha-amino acids specified by the genetic code: Amino acid, branched-chain One of the amino acids that has a branch chain, namely, Leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Amino acid, nonessential An amino acid that can be made by humans and so is not essential to the human diet. There are 11 nonessential amino acids: alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine. Amino acids The building blocks of polypeptides and proteins. Aminoacetic acid 1.5 per cent in plastic container Aminoacetic acid 1.5 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): glycine . Aminocaproic Aminocaproic is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminocaproic acid . Aminocaproic acid Aminocaproic acid is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminocaproic acid . Aminocaproic acid in plastic container Aminocaproic acid in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminocaproic acid . Aminohippurate sodium Aminohippurate sodium is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminohippurate sodium . Aminophyllin Aminophyllin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminophylline . Aminophylline Aminophylline is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminophylline . Aminophylline dye free Aminophylline dye free is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminophylline . Aminophylline in sodium chloride 0.45 per cent Aminophylline in sodium chloride 0.45 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminophylline . Aminophylline in sodium chloride 0.45 per cent in plastic container Aminophylline in sodium chloride 0.45 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aminophylline . Aminosol 5 per cent Aminosol 5 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): protein hydrolysate . Aminosyn 10 per cent Aminosyn 10 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 10 per cent (ph6 Aminosyn 10 per cent ph6 is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 3.5 per cent Aminosyn 3.5 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 3.5 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn 3.5 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 3.5 per cent m Aminosyn 3.5 per cent m is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium acetate; phosphoric acid; potassium acetate; sodium chloride . Aminosyn 3.5 per cent m in plastic container Aminosyn 3.5 per cent m in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium acetate; phosphoric acid; potassium acetate; sodium chloride . Aminosyn 3.5 per cent with dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn 3.5 per cent with dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose . Aminosyn 3.5 per cent with dextrose 5 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn 3.5 per cent with dextrose 5 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose . Aminosyn 4.25 per cent with dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn 4.25 per cent with dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose . Aminosyn 5 per cent Aminosyn 5 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 7 per cent Aminosyn 7 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 7 per cent (ph6 Aminosyn 7 per cent ph6 is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 7 per cent with electrolytes Aminosyn 7 per cent with electrolytes is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride . Aminosyn 8.5 per cent Aminosyn 8.5 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 8.5 per cent (ph6 Aminosyn 8.5 per cent ph6 is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn 8.5 per cent with electrolytes Aminosyn 8.5 per cent with electrolytes is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride . Aminosyn ii 10 per cent Aminosyn ii 10 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn ii 10 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 10 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn ii 10 per cent with electrolytes Aminosyn ii 10 per cent with electrolytes is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride . Aminosyn ii 15 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 15 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent in dextrose 5 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent in dextrose 5 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent m Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent m is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; sodium chloride; sodium phosphate, dibasic, heptahydrate . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent m in dextrose 5 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent m in dextrose 5 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; sodium chloride; sodium phosphate, dibasic, heptahydrate . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent m in plastic container Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent m in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium acetate; potassium acetate; sodium chloride; sodium phosphate, dibasic, heptahydrate . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride . Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent with calcium in plastic container Aminosyn ii 3.5 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent with calcium in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; calcium chloride; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride . Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent in dextrose 10 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent in dextrose 10 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose . Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent in dextrose 20 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent in dextrose 20 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose . Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose . Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent m in dextrose 10 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent m in dextrose 10 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; sodium chloride; sodium phosphate, dibasic, heptahydrate . Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent with elect and adjusted phosphate in dextrose 10 per cent in plastic conta Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent with elect and adjusted phosphate in dextrose 10 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium acetate; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride . Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 20 per cent with calcium in plastic containe Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 20 per cent with calcium in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; calcium chloride; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride . Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride. Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent with calcium in plastic containe Aminosyn ii 4.25 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent with calcium in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; calcium chloride; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride. Aminosyn ii 5 per cent Aminosyn ii 5 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminosyn ii 5 per cent in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn ii 5 per cent in dextrose 25 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; dextrose. Aminosyn ii 5 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent with calcium in plastic container Aminosyn ii 5 per cent with electrolytes in dextrose 25 per cent with calcium in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; calcium chloride; dextrose; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride. Aminosyn ii 7 per cent Aminosyn ii 7 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminosyn ii 7 per cent with electrolytes Aminosyn ii 7 per cent with electrolytes is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride. Aminosyn ii 8.5 per cent Aminosyn ii 8.5 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminosyn ii 8.5 per cent with electrolytes Aminosyn ii 8.5 per cent with electrolytes is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids; magnesium chloride; potassium chloride; potassium phosphate, dibasic; sodium chloride. Aminosyn-hbc 7 per cent Aminosyn-hbc 7 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminosyn-hbc 7 per cent in plastic container Aminosyn-hbc 7 per cent in plastic container is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminosyn-hf 8 per cent Aminosyn-hf 8 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminosyn-pf 10 per cent Aminosyn-pf 10 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminosyn-pf 7 per cent Aminosyn-pf 7 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminosyn-rf 5.2 per cent Aminosyn-rf 5.2 per cent is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): amino acids. Aminotransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group from a donor molecule to a recipient molecule. The donor molecule is usually an amino acid while the recipient (acceptor) molecule is usually an alpha-2 keto acid. An aminotransferase is also called a transaminase. Two of the better known enzymes in this class are serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT). Both of these transaminases (SGOT and SGPT) are normally found primarily in cells in the liver and heart, are released into the bloodstream as the result of liver or heart damage, and so are used as liver and heart tests. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Ames, Bruce N. American biochemist and geneticist (1928-) who developed the Ames test for chemical mutagens. Amine "A chemical compound containing nitrogen. Amines are derived from ammonia. (The name ""amine"" was derived from the word ""ammonia."")" Amini Amini, Fariborz. Amino acid symbols "Symbols that stand for the amino acids, the building blocks of protein. Each amino acid has both a three-letter symbol and a single-letter symbol. For example, the three-letter and single-letter symbols for alanine are Ala and A. The three-letter symbols (such as Ala) are much more widely used than the single letter ones (such as A). Therefore, the following list is limited to the three-letter symbols and is further limited to those 20 alpha-amino acids specified by the genetic code: Amino acid, branched-chain One of the amino acids that has a branch chain, namely, Leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Amino acid, essential Amino acid, nonessential An amino acid that can be made by humans and so is not essential to the human diet. There are 11 nonessential amino acids: alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine. Amino acids The building blocks of polypeptides and proteins. Aminotransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group from a donor molecule to a recipient molecule. The donor molecule is usually an amino acid while the recipient (acceptor) molecule is usually an alpha-2 keto acid. An aminotransferase is also called a transaminase. Two of the better known enzymes in this class are serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT). Both of these transaminases (SGOT and SGPT) are normally found primarily in cells in the liver and heart, are released into the bloodstream as the result of liver or heart damage, and so are used as liver and heart tests. AML Acute myeloid leukemia (also known as acute myelogenous leukemia), a quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow, the cells being specifically those destined to give rise to the granulocytes or monocytes, both types of white blood cells that fight infections. In AML, these blasts do not mature and so become too numerous. AML can occur in adults or children. Acute myeloid leukemia is also known as acute myelogenous leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). AML1 Acute myeloid leukemia 1 gene. See: Runx-1. We thank you for using the Medical Glossary to search for Amino acid, essential. 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