Amino-acid residue

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000493",
  "term": "Amino-acid residue",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The portion of an amino acid that remains after it has been incorporated into a polypeptide chain through peptide bond formation. This residue lacks a hydrogen atom from its amino group and a hydroxyl group from its carboxyl group. Proteins are polymers composed of many such amino-acid residues linked together.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "moiety",
    "peptides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "White Book, 2nd ed., p. 48 (https://iupac.qmul.ac.uk/bibliog/white.html)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/amino-acid-residue/"
}