FACTS ON AMINO ACIDS

• Amino acids are monomers(building blocks) of protein and peptides as such they are its polymer 
• Amino acids are micronutrients.Micro nutrients are derived from the breakdown of macro nutrients. 
• Amino acids present in protein and peptides as building blocks are linked by peptide bonds
•  Amino acids known and found in nature number upto 300, of these only 20 are present in proteins(Protein amino acids),they(the 20 AA's) are found present also in the bodys proteins
• Amino acids not present in proteins are Non protein amino acids 
• Amino acids present in proteins are called amino acid residues