How to Use amino in a Sentence

amino

adjective
  • These bad boys are amino acids that build the protein structures your skin needs!
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • These amino acids are part of what make up the seeds of life found throughout our universe.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Epitopes are chains of amino acids that show up on cells infected by a virus.
    — David Hogberg, Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2020
  • All proteins, such as whey and collagen, are long strands of amino acids.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 July 2022
  • Proteins are the building blocks of all life, composed of strings of amino acids.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 July 2022
  • And formaldehyde can be used to create amino acids, which are the building blocks of life.
    — Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Proteins are long, complex chains of amino acids that make up the building blocks of life.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 28 July 2022
  • Both are made up of more than 200 amino acids linked together in a chain.
    — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2017
  • Proteins consist of chains of amino acids, often compared to beads on a string.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Peptides are short chains of amino acids, the natural building blocks of life.
    — Amanda Morris, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Amino acids, the building blocks of protein, are found in plant and animal foods.
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 21 May 2017
  • The drink’s amino acids account for an umami flavor, and some sake types even have fruity flavors.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • These are amino acids that the human body cannot make, and therefore must be obtained from dietary sources.
    — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The acid mantle is a thin film on the skin’s surface composed of lipids from the oil glands mixed with amino acids from sweat.
    — April Long, Town & Country, 28 May 2020
  • Sure there may be a few similarities between the two, like a few amino acids.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • The amino acids come from a stretch of the spike protein in coronaviruses that rarely mutates.
    — Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Eggs are a complete protein, delivering all the amino acids your body needs.
    — W.h. Sharpe, Men's Health, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Banana peels, high in fiber, potassium and essential amino acids might be worth a try.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • The best designs were made of three helixes connected like sausage links by short strings of amino acids.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 27 June 2021
  • These amino acids are both capable of increasing serotonin in the brain.
    — Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Using sea salt and amino acids, this spray can create waves and texture that are model-approved.
    — ELLE, 23 Apr. 2022
  • There are many different types of amino acids, but the most abundant kind in your body make up collagen.
    — Markham Heid, Good Housekeeping, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The quick-to-absorb blend of amino acids and plant extracts leaves skin remarkably soft and supple.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022
  • That perspective applied to the pigments as well, which were coated with amino acids through a long milling process.
    — Sarah Wu, Teen Vogue, 18 Aug. 2017
  • There are 20 amino acids that a cell can use as protein-building blocks, and each one has a unique shape and function.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 27 June 2021
  • The name comes from the smell of maple syrup in urine and sweat sometimes caused by the buildup of amino acids during episodes of protein overload.
    — New York Times, 17 Mar. 2021
  • About 1,300 amino acids serve as building blocks for a protein on the surface of the virus.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2020
  • Shea butter, amino acids and other good-for-the-hair emollients make this curl defining cream a coil dream in a bottle.
    — Blake Newby, Essence, 4 May 2022
  • As a bonus, maple syrup also includes a range of vitamins and minerals, and trace amino acids.
    — Tom Taylor, SI.com, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The virus attacks the cells by binding to specific amino acids, or the building blocks of proteins.
    — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020

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