The governing document for these FHA requirements is The Permanent Foundation Guide for Manufactured Homes (PFGMH) or commonly referred to as the HUD Handbook 007487, dated 1996. This handbook applies to all loans requiring HUD or FHA certification in North Carolina, including Charlotte and the surrounding areas.
An amide is a class of organic compounds containing a nitrogen atom attached to an acyl group. Amides are considered a derivative of carboxylic acids and can also be prepared from amines, anhydrides, esters, and nitriles. All peptide linkages in proteins are amides. A carboxylic acid and an amine react to form amide. Organic acids are characterized by an end carbon bonded to a carbonyl group (-C=O) and a hydroxyl group (-OH), collectively written as -COOH. The amines have organic groups bonded to a nitrogen atom.
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Definition: An amine is a compound in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms in ammonia have been replaced by an organic functional group. Amines are generally weak bases. Further, most amines are organic bases. Amines have the prefix amino-or the suffix-amine included in their name. Examples: Methylamine is an amine.