How to Use amino acid in a Sentence

amino acid

noun
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  • They are generally built from 20 amino acids that can be combined in endless ways.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The amino acid formula leaves your hair feeling super fresh, doesn’t strip moisture, and gives it major volume, which is the trifecta for fine hair.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Oct. 2024
  • This lush moisturizer is enriched with amino acids, electrolytes and essential lipids, and works to deeply replenish extra-dry skin.
    — Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Talley said the tests found Daniels was extremely low in lycene, an amino acid that aids in recovery, and beta-carotene, an anti-oxidant.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Collagen is naturally produced in the body by combining amino acids from protein-rich foods such as beef, chicken, fish, beans, eggs and diary.
    — Sherri Leimkuhler, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The internist in Manhattan put me on injections of an amino acid derived from the livers of Argentine cows.
    — Mike Mariani, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Other key ingredients to look out for include vitamins, amino acids, and natural chemicals, which work to strengthen, hydrate, and regrow your hair.
    — Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Likewise, Propionibacterium metabolize amino acids to produce an acrid odor, funky and vinegary.
    — Paul Vanouse, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The algae included in the formula feeds your skin a dose of natural minerals, amino acids, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids—all of which your skin needs to look healthy and youthful.
    — Christie Calucchia, Health.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Sheet masks work by creating a barrier which prevents the ingredients (such as antioxidants, vitamins or amino acids) from evaporating.
    — Nikhita Mahtani, CNN Underscored, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The deal with complete vs. incomplete proteins The 20 different amino acids can be divided into two main groups: essential and non-essential.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The amino acid-spiked blend helps those with hair loss, too.
    — ELLE, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Leucine, like valine and isoleucine, is a branched-chain amino acid.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The amino acids missing from beans are found in rice and vice versa.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Aside from squalane, this lip balm also boasts amino acids.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 21 June 2024
  • Fear of the dark is an arrangement of fifteen amino acids.
    — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2019
  • That was true for mutations that changed an amino acid.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 June 2022
  • Of the 20 amino acids out there, nine are essential, meaning your body can’t make them.
    — Lauren Manaker, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • It’s also spiked with a multi-amino acid blend to strengthen strands and boost body.
    — Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2022
  • So chemists had to alter the hormone’s building blocks — a chain of amino acids — to find a more durable variant.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Both versions of the gene encode exactly the same amino acid.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 June 2022
  • This letter shows the original amino acid in the protein.
    — Sarah Toy, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Green tea is a rich source of the amino acid L-theanine, with tea being the only food source of L-theanine.
    — Amy Fischer M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Six codons, for example, code for the amino acid serine.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 June 2021
  • Proteins are long strands of amino acids, found in meat and enriched plant foods like tofu.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • The test offered a way to detect high levels of phenylalanine, the amino acid that builds up in PKU.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Chickpeas and milk are a source of tryptophan, an amino acid that can help to improve sleep.
    — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Our bodies need nine amino acids—the building blocks of protein—to make muscle.
    — National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019
  • This creates what scientists call an amino acid glycine, a key figure in the hunt for the origin of life.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Whey, creatine, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are among the most popular of these.
    — Donavyn Coffey, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024

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