A reactive chemical group or radical containing nitrogen and hydrogen (NH₂ group), also called the amino group, that can bond to other molecules.
From 'amido' + Greek 'gennan' (to produce/generate). The term refers to the nitrogen-hydrogen group that 'generates' or forms the basis of amide compounds.
The amidogen group is one of chemistry's most important building blocks—it's the core of amino acids (the building blocks of proteins), so understanding amidogen chemistry is literally understanding how life is built.
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