alpha-amino acid

noun

Any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom; especially those amino acids that occur naturally as peptides and proteins.

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Meanings

nounalpha-amino acid (plural alpha-amino acids)

plural alpha-amino acids

  1. biochemistryAny amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom; especially those amino acids that occur naturally as peptides and proteins.

Translations

Bulgarian алфа-аминокиселина
  • алфа-аминокиселина (alfa-aminokiselina)any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom
Finnish alfa-aminohappo
  • alfa-aminohappoany amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom
Portuguese alfa-aminoácido, alfa aminoácido
  • alfa-aminoácidoany amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom
  • alfa aminoácidoany amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom
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APA

alpha-amino acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha-amino%20acid

MLA

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Chicago

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