α-amino acid

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

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