plural of nonessential amino acid

(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.

(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.

plural of beta-amino acid

plural of alpha-amino acid

plural of glyco-amino-acid

plural of glycosyl-amino-acid

Abbreviation of beta-amino acid.

plural of β-amino acid

Alternative spelling of nonessential amino acid