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

• Maillard reactionNarrower topic: Amino groups on amino acids and proteins provide key reaction partners for sugars.

• Protein foldingNarrower topic: Each amino acid contributes a side chain that affects folding.

• Peptide bondNarrower topic: The peptide bond forms by joining functional groups on neighboring amino acids.

• Translation (biology)Narrower topic: These are the monomers assembled into the translation product.

• Essential amino acidNarrower topic: Essential amino acids are members of this larger molecular class.

• GlycineNarrower topic: Glycine is the smallest member of this molecular family.

• TyrosineNarrower topic: Tyrosine is one of the amino acids incorporated into proteins.

• GlucosinolatesNarrower topic: Most glucosinolate side chains are derived from amino acids or their elongated forms.

• Active siteNarrower topic: Active-site residues contribute chemical groups that bind substrates and promote reactions.

• AlbuminNarrower topic: Albumin’s amino-acid sequence determines its folded structure and binding properties.

• CysteineNarrower topic: Cysteine is one of the amino acids incorporated into proteins.

• TryptophanNarrower topic: Tryptophan is one of the 20 standard amino acids used to build proteins.

• N-acetylcysteineNarrower topic: Cysteine belongs to this molecular family, while N-acetylcysteine is its modified derivative.

• Post-translational modificationNarrower topic: Many modifications attach to particular amino-acid side chains or protein termini.

• LysineNarrower topic: Lysine is one of the amino acids used to assemble proteins.

• Peptide hormoneNarrower topic: Peptide hormones are chains assembled from these molecular units.

• PhenylalanineNarrower topic: Phenylalanine is one of the standard amino acids used to build proteins.

• PeptideNarrower topic: Peptides are chains of amino acid residues linked in a specific order.

• Proteinogenic amino acidNarrower topic: Proteinogenic amino acids are a subset defined by their incorporation into proteins.

• Alpha helixNarrower topic: Amino-acid sequence determines which helical structures a protein can form.

• Beta sheetNarrower topic: Residue properties influence which sheet arrangements a sequence can adopt.

• Glutamic acidNarrower topic: Glutamic acid is one of the amino acids incorporated into proteins.

• PepsinNarrower topic: Amino acids form the chains whose bonds pepsin cleaves.

• SerineNarrower topic: Serine is one of the standard amino acids used to build proteins.

• Branched-chain amino acidNarrower topic: The branched-chain members are a structurally defined subset of amino acids.

• MethionineNarrower topic: Methionine is one of the amino acids incorporated into proteins.

• Peptide synthesisNarrower topic: Amino acids supply the residues joined during peptide formation.

• ElastinNarrower topic: Elastin's unusual composition and cross-links arise from its constituent amino acids.

• HomocysteineNarrower topic: Homocysteine belongs to this broad chemical family but is not incorporated into proteins.

• LeucineNarrower topic: Leucine is one member of this broader molecular family.

• ArginineNarrower topic: Arginine belongs to this molecular class and is incorporated into proteins.

• Egg proteinsNarrower topic: Egg proteins are chains of amino acids whose side groups shape their interactions.

• HistidineNarrower topic: Histidine is one of the standard amino acids incorporated into proteins.

• MelamineNarrower topic: Protein nitrogen comes from amino acids; melamine's nitrogen is not incorporated into amino-acid chains.

• ProlineNarrower topic: Proline belongs to this family but bonds its side chain to its amino nitrogen.

• AlanineNarrower topic: Alanine is one of the amino acids, distinguished by its methyl side chain.

• AsparagineNarrower topic: Asparagine is one of the amino acids incorporated into proteins.

• Aspartic acidNarrower topic: Aspartic acid is one member of this protein-building molecular family.

• CystineNarrower topic: Cystine is derived from two amino-acid molecules rather than being a protein residue itself.

• GlutamineNarrower topic: Glutamine is one member of this broad chemical and biological family.

• OrnithineNarrower topic: Ornithine belongs to this chemical family but is not incorporated into proteins.

• PyrrolysineNarrower topic: Pyrrolysine is incorporated into proteins as an amino acid.

• ThreonineNarrower topic: Threonine is one of the amino acids incorporated into proteins.

• ValineNarrower topic: Valine is one of the amino acids joined into proteins.

• IsoleucineNarrower topic: Isoleucine is one of the standard amino acids used to build proteins.

• Angiotensin INarrower topic: Its sequence of ten amino acids determines angiotensin I’s structure.

• Strecker degradationNarrower topic: The amino-acid side chain determines the identity of the resulting Strecker aldehyde.

• Richard Laurence Millington SyngeNarrower topic: Amino acids were the compounds Synge and Martin separated to demonstrate their method.

• Strecker aldehydeNarrower topic: The amino acid’s side chain determines the identity of its Strecker aldehyde.

• CiclosporinNarrower topic: Ciclosporin is built from eleven amino-acid residues.