Beta-amino-acid Definition

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(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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Singular:
beta-amino-acid
Plural:
beta-amino-acids

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