alpha-amino acid

English

Noun

alpha-amino acid (plural alpha-amino acids)

(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.

Translations

any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom

Portuguese: alfa-aminoácido m, alfa aminoácido m

See also

beta-amino acid

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