"alpha-amino acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alpha-amino acids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=alpha-amino acid}} alpha-amino acid (plural alpha-amino acids)
  1. (biochemistry) 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. Categories (topical): Amino acids Related terms: beta-amino acid Translations (any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom): alfa-aminoácido [masculine] (Portuguese), alfa aminoácido [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-alpha-amino_acid-en-noun-fd-ziG7s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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