Actually, elements have been put together that formed simple amino acids. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Some slightly less simple amino acids are also common, but all the larger ones make up only a trace or are missing altogether. (discovermagazine.com)
After a large body of research on the synthesis of simple organic compounds accumulated in the 19th century (see figure above), W. Löb achieved the chemical syntheses of simple amino acids such as glycine by exposing wet formamide to a silent electrical discharge and to ultraviolet light (4). (science.sciencemag.org)