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Amino acids are the basic substances that constitute proteins, and are organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms on the carbon atoms of carboxylic acids are replaced by amino groups.
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The digestion and absorption of proteins in the body are accomplished through amino acids
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The discovery of amino acids began in France in 1806, when chemists Louis Nicolas Vauquelin and Pierre Jean Robiquet separated a compound from asparagus (later Known as asparagine), the first amino acid was discovered.