Amino Acids
A Nitrogen, Carbon, and Carbon chain
This subject is where it gets complicated to study
and to understand. I can explain the basics now and
more later, some day. I want people to look in the text
books like I have in local libraries. My idea on a web
page is to have people refer back here to check if they have
a subject right. I've had to look in lots of books lately.
An amino acid is like a pearl in a necklace. They are linked
together like beads or pearls to make protein. Basically
each amino acid has a NH2 molecule. This gets
right to my nitrogen subject, doesn't it. The most resent
thing I found in study is this NH2 starts in the
roots of plants.
The nitrogen molecule starts building into amino acids in the
root system. I ( think ) nitrate is changed to ammonium after
entering the roots. Nitrate NO3 is very soluable to enter roots.
Basic Structure of Amino Acid.
An amino group ( NH2 )
A carboxyl group ( COOh )
A hydrogen ( h )
A R-group of 20 various molecules + central Carbon
You could look at it as a Carbon ( C ) in the middle.
. . h
NHCCOOh
. . . R group
What I would like to relate here now is the molecule
is linked together by the C and the N. The R-group
is 1 of 20 molecules attached to a chain to make proteins.
Protein is a chain of amino acids linked together.
Peptide Bond
. . . C-N
NCC-NCC-NCC-NCC-NCC..ect + -
The middle C has the R-Group single molecule attached
The chain idea is simple enough, but when amino acids get
linked together that is called "Protein Synthesis". Think DNA.
example / one amino: . and a chain
nRc
nRcnRcnRcnRcnRcnRcnRcnRc
I am beginning to think, "how many amino acids are made in
in the roots". Are they made there? See back to the books for me.
July 3, Just found in a Biology book today.
+NH3 - CHR - COO-
The idea of the 3-Hs; anyway not sure how to explain yet?
Columbia U....added July 5,
Ultranet Kimball....added July 6,
Berlin....added July 21,
My equasion
The various amino acid molecules
Google Search on Amino Acid
Google Search on tRNA
I amino acid connected to tRNA
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