amino acid

organic compound containing both amino and acidic functional groups, important in biology
ChemicalSubstance structural_class_of_chemical_entities Q8066
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amino acid

Summary

amino acid is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,256 views/month, #3 of 1,029).[2]

Key Facts

  • amino acid's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • amino acid is a type of amine[4].
  • amino acid is a type of organic acid[5].
  • amino acid is part of response to amino acid[6].
  • amino acid is part of cellular response to amino acid stimulus[7].
  • amino acid is part of vacuolar amino acid transmembrane transport[8].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid transmembrane transport[9].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid:proton symporter activity[10].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid:sodium symporter activity[11].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid:cation symporter activity[12].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid transport[13].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid transmembrane transporter activity[14].
  • amino acid is part of ABC-type amino acid transporter activity[15].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid:potassium symporter activity[16].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid export across plasma membrane[17].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid transmembrane export from vacuole[18].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid transmembrane import into vacuole[19].
  • amino acid is part of neutral amino acid transmembrane export from vacuole[20].
  • amino acid is part of basic amino acid transmembrane import into vacuole[21].
  • amino acid is part of neutral amino acid transmembrane import into vacuole[22].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid import[23].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid neurotransmitter reuptake[24].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid import across plasma membrane[25].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid homeostasis[26].
  • amino acid is part of amino acid binding[27].

Why It Matters

amino acid ranks in the top 0.29% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,256 views/month, #3 of 1,029).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 2GaeaO
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0207406-aminokyseliny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0207406-aminokyseliny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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