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IS carbon dioxide an amino acid?

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NO it is most certainly not. Carbon dioxide is a molecule found in the air made up of two elements carbon and two atoms of oxygen. Amino Acids are a type of Lipids, or Fats. Carbon Dioxide is definitely not a fat.

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