Definition of Amino group

1. Noun. The radical -NH2.

Exact synonyms: Amino
Generic synonyms: Chemical Group, Group, Radical
Specialized synonyms: Glucosamine
Derivative terms: Amino

Medical Definition of Amino group

1. An -NH2 group. Organic compounds which have this group are called amines. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amino Group

amino acid neurotransmitters
amino acid oxidases
amino acid oxidoreductases
amino acid permease
amino acid reagent
amino acid receptor
amino acid sequence
amino acid substitution
amino acid transmitter
amino acids
amino acyl-tRNA ligases
amino alcohol
amino alcohols
amino aldehyde
amino carbohydrate
amino group (current term)
amino plastic
amino resin
amino sugar
amino sugars
aminoacetic acid
aminoacetonitrile
aminoacetonitriles
aminoacetophenone
aminoacetophenones
aminoacid
aminoacid-tRNA ligases
aminoacidemia
aminoacidic
aminoacids

Literary usage of Amino group

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harvey Lectures by Harvey Society of New York, New York Academy of Medicine (1917)
"This peptide, however, like the original amino-acid, still contains one free amino group at one end and an acid group at the other. ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1912)
"From these and other tests no. question remains but that the product contains only the amino group, and this in the 2- position in the pyrimidine ring. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"It need scarcely be pointed out that the comparatively slight diminution of the constant of benzoic acid by the introduction of an amino group indicates the ..."

4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"... amino- group) with a phenol or amine, either in substance or on the fibre. (4) Combination of a triamine (eg magenta), having each amino- group ..."

5. Physiology and Biochemistry in Modern Medicine by John James Rickard Macleod (1922)
"The most striking characteristic depends on the presence in the molecule of: (1) an amino group with a basicity comparable to that of ammonia, ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"The aldehydes condense first with the amino group and then with the methyl group. When the products are treated with strong hydrochloric' acid the aldehyde ..."

7. Principles of Biochemistry for Students of Medicine, Agriculture and Related by Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1920)
"By this method the chain of amino-acids is lengthened at the amino- group end. Theoretically it appeared possible to also lengthen the chain at the ..."

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