(Natural) Amino Acids, Salts and Oligopeptides
(Natural) Amino Acids, Salts and Oligopeptides
Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine and carboxylic acid functional groups. More than 500 amino acids are known and they can be classified according to the core structural, functional groups locations as alpha, beta, gamma or delta. In the form of proteins, amino acids encompass the second largest component of human muscles, cells and other tissues. Outside proteins, amino acids perform significant roles in processes such as neurotransmitter transport and biosynthesis.
