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alpha-amino acid

alpha-amino acid noun: 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.

Noun

alpha-amino acid (plural alpha-amino acids)

  1. 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.

Forms of alpha-amino acid

pluralalpha-amino acids

Questions about alpha-amino acid

What does alpha-amino acid mean?
Alpha-amino acid means 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.
What part of speech is alpha-amino acid?
Alpha-amino acid is a noun.
What is the plural of alpha-amino acid?
The plural of alpha-amino acid is alpha-amino acids.

Words near alpha-amino acid in the dictionary

  1. alpha wraps
  2. alpha-
  3. alpha-adrenergic blocking agent
  4. alpha-adrenergic blocking agents
  5. alpha-adrenoreceptor
  6. alpha-amino acid
  7. alpha-amino acids
  8. alpha-antithrombin
  9. alpha-beta filter
  10. alpha-beta filters
  11. alpha-beta pruning

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