β-amino acid

A form of beta-amino acid — 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.

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Meanings

nounβ-amino acid (plural β-amino acids)

plural β-amino acids

  1. abbreviationbiochemistryAbbreviation of beta-amino acid.
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