Article: amino acid profile
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition;      9 words ...amino acid profile The amino acid composition of a protein .

Article: limiting amino acid
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition;      5 words ...limiting amino acid See amino acid .

Article: essential amino acid
A Dictionary of Nursing;      31 words ...essential amino acid n. an amino acid that is essential for normal growth and development but cannot be synthesized by the body and must therefore be obtained from protein in the diet. See amino acid .

Article: METHODS FOR INVESTIGATION OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM.(Review)
Food Trade Review;  December 1, 1999 ;     368 words ......the relevant methods in the field of amino acid and protein metabolism investigation...methodologies used in the investigations of amino acid and protein metabolism in human and animal...Investigation... explores areas such as amino acid transfer across tissue membranes, past...

Article: Market profile: amino acid analyzers.
Instrument Business Outlook;  April 15, 2003 ;     570 words ......method for breaking down proteins for amino acid analysis, the protein or peptide sample...pharmaceuticals, to the detection of human amino acid deficiency disorders. For their function...for food producers. By testing specific amino acid profiles in fruit juice, for instance...

Article: Amino acid profiling clinical guidelines for determination of preferred specimen choice.
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......the preferred specimen choice for amino acid testing is a frequent clinical...in the evaluation of a patient's amino acid status. An informed decision must...have been concerned with essential amino acid status. Urine is typically reserved...

Article: Laboratory Productivity Improves with First Commercial Mass Spectrometry-based System for Amino Acid Analysis.
Business Wire;  October 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Amino Acid 20/20 Analyzer from Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX Brings New Approach...spectrometry to reliably, cost-effectively and efficiently perform amino acid analysis. The new Amino Acid 20/20TM Analyzer is designed to increase productivity of laboratory...

Article: essential amino acid index
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition;      8 words ...essential amino acid index An index of protein quality.

Article: Albion Advanced Nutrition is granted derogations in U.K.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
Nutraceuticals World;  July 1, 2005 ;     118 words ......derogation from the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency on the following ingredients: calcium amino acid chelate, magnesium amino acid chelate, iron amino acid chelate (Ferrochel), manganese amino acid chelate, zinc amino acid chelate, copper ...

Article: amino acid
A Dictionary of Nursing;      111 words ...amino acid (ă- mee -noh) n. an organic compound that contains...can be synthesized by the body; others (see essential amino acid ) must be obtained from protein in the diet. Amino acid Abbreviation Amino acid Abbreviation an essential amino...

Article: Amino-acid studies raise hopes: nutrients may reduce ALS problems. (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Nutrition Health Review;  March 22, 1990 ;     528 words ...Amino-Acid Studies Raise Hopes: Nutrients May Reduce...Patten gave 15 ALS patients L-threonine, an amino acid, doses from 2 to 4 grams daily with no...most severely affected. Substitutions of amino acid leucine or isoleucine as placebos caused...

Article: Gold standard golden anniversary.(Plant and Equipment)(Biochrom)
Food Trade Review;  March 1, 2008 ;     334 words ......OMITTED] To celebrate the golden anniversary of automated amino acid analysis, Biochrom is introducing a special edition Gold Standard Biochrom 30 Amino Acid Analyser. Dedicated amino acid analysis is the gold standard technique for the separation...

Article: Protein Structure
Biology;      700+ words ......shape. Proteins come in a wide variety of amino acid sequences, sizes, and three-dimensional...large. Some proteins consist of a single amino acid sequence (polypeptide chain), while others...building blocks (units) of proteins. Each amino acid has several common features: an amino...

Article: alpha amino acid
A Dictionary of Zoology;      37 words ...alpha amino acid An amino acid in which the amino group is attached to the number two, or ‘alpha’ carbon, adjacent to the carboxyl group. Compounds of this type represent the basic building blocks of peptides and proteins .