aminoalkanoic acid

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1.aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"amino acidalanine - a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteinsasparagine - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)aspartic acid - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar canecanavanine - an amino acid found in the jack beancitrulline - an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to argininecysteine - an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystinecystine - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stonesdihydroxyphenylalanine, dopa - amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brainessential amino acid - an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the dietGABA, gamma aminobutyric acid - an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitterglutamic acid, glutaminic acid - an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meatsglutamine - a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolismglycine - the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar canehydroxyproline - a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collageniodoamino acid - an amino acid with iodine addedornithine - an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of ureaproline - an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radicalprotein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"creatin, creatine - an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contractionsarcosine - a sweetish crystalline amino acidserine - a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteinethyronine - a phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivativetyramine - amino acid derived from tyrosine; has a sympathomimetic action; found in chocolate and cola drinks and ripe cheese and beer; "patients taking MAOIs should avoid foods containing tyramine"tyrosine - an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones

aminoalkanoic acid

aminoalkanoic acid

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noun organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group

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