No, RNA does not contain amino acids. Instead, RNA (ribonucleic acid) is a molecule primarily involved in the process of coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes. While amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, they are not themselves found within the structure of RNA.
RNA is made up of nucleotides, which consist of a sugar (ribose), a phosphate group, and one of four nitrogenous bases (adenine, uracil, cytosine, or guanine). During protein synthesis, messenger RNA (mRNA) is transcribed from DNA and serves as a template for assembling amino acids into a protein. Transfer RNA (tRNA) plays a crucial role in this process by carrying specific amino acids to the ribosome, where proteins are synthesized.
In summary, while RNA is essential for the synthesis of proteins that are made up of amino acids, it does not itself contain amino acids.