what is amino acid

what is amino acid

In recent years, amino acid fertilizers have been favored by farmers. In practical applications, eating products containing amino acids is good for the human body. In fact, plants are the same as the human body. The lack of any essential amino acid in the human body may lead to physiological functions. Abnormalities affect the normal progress of antibody metabolism and eventually lead to various diseases. The same is true for plants, which lack essential amino acids and affect plant growth and development.

what is amino acid

Amino acid is a general term for a class of organic compounds containing amino and carboxyl groups. The basic unit of biological functional macromolecular protein is the basic substance that constitutes the protein required for animal and plant nutrition. It is an organic compound containing a basic amino group and an acidic carboxyl group. α-amino acids are those whose amino group is attached to the α-carbon. The amino acids that make up proteins are α-amino acids. One of the functions on plants is to directly participate in various physiological activities of plants and the synthesis of plant endogenous hormones.

Amino acids also contain a variety of nutrient elements, which have long-acting and quick-acting supplementary effects on the growth of crops. Therefore, amino acids can be used as foliar fertilizers and sprayed on foliage, so that supplementing nutrients and improving light can be combined. The combination of double effects and one effect is carried out simultaneously, laying a solid foundation for the high yield and harvest of crops.

Amino acid fertilizer contains a variety of nutrients, and it is well known that it has complete nutrients and the highest activity. Amino acid fertilizers have been developed and mass-produced in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan and Taiwan, and the products have already entered the international market. The development and application of amino acid fertilizers in my country will also develop rapidly in recent years.

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