English Explanatory Dictionary

beta-amino acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to adjacent carbon atoms; beta-alanine is the only one that occurs in nature, but not in peptides or proteins.

Word forms

beta-amino acid beta-amino acids β-amino acid

Related words

alpha-amino acid beta-peptide
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