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hydrocyanic acid

(Encyclopedia)hydrocyanic acid hīˌdrōsīănˈĭk [key]: see hydrogen cyanide. ...

pantothenic acid

(Encyclopedia)pantothenic acid pănˈtəthĕnˈĭk [key]: see coenzyme; vitamin. ...

aspartic acid

(Encyclopedia)CE5 aspartic acid əspärˈtĭk [key], organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer participates in the biosynthesis of proteins. Its acidi...

amino acid

(Encyclopedia)CE5 General formula of an amino acid CE5 Peptide bond between two molecules of the amino acid alanine amino acid əmēˈnō [key], any one of a class of simple organic compounds containin...

sialic acid

(Encyclopedia)sialic acid: see glycoprotein.

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