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Amino acids (AAs) are molecules containing an amine group(NH2), a carboxylic acid group(R-C=OOH) and a side-chain( usually denoted as R) that varies between different amino acids (AAs). The key elements of an amino acid (AA) are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. These simple molecules play an important role in the human body. They are particularly important in biochemistry, where the term usually refers to alpha-amino acids.