beta-amino acid

noun

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

nounbeta-amino acid (plural beta-amino acids)

plural beta-amino acids · alternative β-amino acid

  1. biochemistryAny 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.

Translations

Bulgarian бета-аминокиселина
  • бета-аминокиселина (beta-aminokiselina)Translations
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APA

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Chicago

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