Beta-amino-acid Definition
noun
(biochemistry) 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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Noun
Singular:
beta-amino-acid
Plural:
beta-amino-acids
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