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The 92 pages that link to Amino acid, each with the reason it gives.

• Carboxylic acidRelated: Its carboxyl group participates in peptide formation and acid–base behavior.

• MetabolismRelated: Amino acids supply nitrogen and carbon skeletons for biosynthesis and energy metabolism.

• Conjugate acid–base pairRelated: Its ionizable groups form conjugate acid–base pairs across physiological pH ranges.

• Origin of lifeRelated: Amino acids are among the organic building blocks investigated in prebiotic chemistry.

• AlkaloidRelated: Plants and other organisms use amino acids as precursors for many alkaloid pathways.

• AbiogenesisRelated: Amino acids formed in prebiotic experiments show one route to biological building blocks.

• Transfer RNARelated: Each charged transfer RNA carries one amino acid for incorporation into a protein.

• Carboxyl groupRelated: Amino acids use their carboxyl groups in peptide-bond formation and acid–base chemistry.

• pKaRelated: Its ionizable groups have pKa values that govern charge across pH conditions.

• Prebiotic chemistryRelated: Their formation in early-Earth simulations provides a classic test of prebiotic synthesis.

• Protein biosynthesisRelated: These monomers are the raw materials assembled into the protein product.

• Fischer projectionRelated: Fischer projections also represent amino-acid configurations and underpin their D–L classification.

• CarboxylateRelated: At common biological pH, amino acids often carry a deprotonated carboxylate group.

• Weak acidRelated: Its carboxyl group commonly behaves as a weak acid in water.

• AmphoterismRelated: Its groups can accept and donate protons, giving amino acids amphoteric behavior.

• Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseRelated: The synthetase selects one amino acid type for attachment to its tRNA.

• Parenteral nutritionRelated: Amino acid solutions provide protein building blocks in intravenous nutrition.

• Aquaculture feedRelated: Feed proteins must provide essential amino acids that cultured animals cannot synthesize adequately.

• HomochiralityRelated: Nearly all amino acids in ribosomally made proteins have the L configuration.