beta-amino acids

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

noun
  1. pluralplural of beta-amino acid
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