Jump to content

biology/chemistry question

farhanorakzai
By farhanorakzai
in Off Topic
 Share
Posted

i'm stuck on this one. any help is appreciated. 

why are amino acids called amino acids? thanks

CPU- i7 5960x MOTHERBOARD- Asus Rampage V extreme RAM- 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum ddr4 2800mhz GPU-  2X EVGA GTX 980 SC in SLI PSU- Corsair ax860 CASE- Corsair Obsidian 750d COOLING- EK cpu+dual gpu custom loop (ek supremacy evo, dual gtx 980 copper/acetal waterblocks) MOUSE- Logitech g502 proteus core KEYBOARD- Ducky shine 3 cherry mx blue switches and blue LED MONITOR- Samsung u28d590d UHD  STORAGE -  120 gb samsung 850 evo ssd, 960 gb ocz trion ssd OS- Windows 10 pro http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jtP8GX

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Google is your best friend.
 

>>CLICK ME<<

 

>>FREEWIFI<<

 

>>FREEPORN<<

 

 

 

 

 

But really I think it's because of Amine.

Amine is similar to Amino.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amine

 

I also found this: 

 

 

Usage of the term amino acid in the English language is from 1898.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acid#History

#SAMSUNG  "provided us 4 1tb ssds so we could run the whole site off solid state." - LinusTech


#GALAXY


#ATIV


Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
amino-


combining form

prefix amino-


  1. designating or containing the group —NH<sub>2</sub>.


NEW PC build: Blank Heaven   minimalist white and black PC     Old S340 build log "White Heaven"        The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log        Project AntiRoll (prototype)        Custom speaker project

Spoiler

Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

i've tried googling it, but can't find a clear answer

CPU- i7 5960x MOTHERBOARD- Asus Rampage V extreme RAM- 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum ddr4 2800mhz GPU-  2X EVGA GTX 980 SC in SLI PSU- Corsair ax860 CASE- Corsair Obsidian 750d COOLING- EK cpu+dual gpu custom loop (ek supremacy evo, dual gtx 980 copper/acetal waterblocks) MOUSE- Logitech g502 proteus core KEYBOARD- Ducky shine 3 cherry mx blue switches and blue LED MONITOR- Samsung u28d590d UHD  STORAGE -  120 gb samsung 850 evo ssd, 960 gb ocz trion ssd OS- Windows 10 pro http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jtP8GX

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

They are acids because they are electron donors in a chemical bonding. The "amino" part of the name stems from the fact that they all have an amine group ( -NH2 ) at one end.
Amino acids are called this due to the Amine N-R3 group and the O-C=O carboxylic acid group found in all of them.

 

btw i got this from answers.com and it was originally answered by "Rreppy"

"Anything that makes a console more like a PC, makes it better" 

-Linus Sebastian

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

They are acids because they are electron donors in a chemical bonding. The "amino" part of the name stems from the fact that they all have an amine group ( -NH2 ) at one end.

Amino acids are called this due to the Amine N-R3 group and the O-C=O carboxylic acid group found in all of them.

 

 

They're composed of amine and carboxylic acid?

thanks :)

CPU- i7 5960x MOTHERBOARD- Asus Rampage V extreme RAM- 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum ddr4 2800mhz GPU-  2X EVGA GTX 980 SC in SLI PSU- Corsair ax860 CASE- Corsair Obsidian 750d COOLING- EK cpu+dual gpu custom loop (ek supremacy evo, dual gtx 980 copper/acetal waterblocks) MOUSE- Logitech g502 proteus core KEYBOARD- Ducky shine 3 cherry mx blue switches and blue LED MONITOR- Samsung u28d590d UHD  STORAGE -  120 gb samsung 850 evo ssd, 960 gb ocz trion ssd OS- Windows 10 pro http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jtP8GX

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Off Topic

×