See Also: alpha-amino acid(medicine)
alpha-amino acid esterase(medicine)
alpha-amino-beta-ketoadipic acid(medicine)
alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid(medicine)
15-hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic acid(medicine)
alpha-hydroxymethyl-alpha'-(N-acetylaminomethylene)succinic acid hydrolase(medicine)
amino acid(dictionary)
amino acid(dictionary)
Acid, amino(health)
amino acid(encyclopedia)

alpha-amino acid (medicine)


alpha-amino acid


Typically, an amino acid of the general formula R-CHNH2-COOH (i.e., the NH2 in the a position); the l forms of these are the hydrolysis products of proteins. In rarer usages, this class of molecules also includes alpha-amino phosphoric acids and alpha-aminosulfonic acids.