noun · rare

alpha-amino acid

alpha-amino acid · alpha-amino acids

Any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the…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.

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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.