Definition of Beta-amino acid

1. 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta-amino Acid

beta-DNA
beta-adrenergic blocker
beta-adrenergic blocking agent
beta-adrenergic receptor
beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent
beta-adrenergic receptor kinase
beta-adrenergic receptors
beta-adrenoceptor
beta-adrenoreceptor antagonist
beta-alanine
beta-alanine-pyruvate aminotransferase
beta-alanyl-arginine hydrolase
beta-allocortol
beta-allocortolone
beta-allopregnanediol
beta-amino acid
beta-amino acids
beta-aminoisobutyrate:pyruvate aminotransferase
beta-aminoisobutyric acid
beta-aminoisobutyric acid oxidase
beta-amylase
beta-amyloid
beta-aspartyl(acetylglucosamine)
beta-aspartyldipeptidase
beta-beam
beta-blocker
beta-carboline-2-N-methyltransferase
beta-carotene
beta-carotene cleavage enzyme
beta-carotene hydroxylase

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