amino acid
organic compound containing both amino and acidic functional groups, important in biology
essential amino acid
amino acid that cannot be synthesized de novo by the organism
creatine
chemical compound
L-valine
chemical compound
L-isoleucine
chemical compound
DL-methionine (RS)-S-oxide
group of stereoisomers
secondary amino acid
any amino acid that contain at least one secondary amino group
N-terminus
start of a protein or polypeptide terminated by amino acid with free amine group
branched-chain amino acid
amino acid with a branched carbon chain
dispensable amino acids
Amino acids which can be synthesized in the body.
D-amino acid
class of chemical compounds
alpha-amino acid
amino acid in which the amino group is located on the carbon atom at the position α to the carboxy group
DL-lysine
group of stereoisomers
DL-asparagine
group of stereoisomers
glycine
chemical compound
aromatic amino acid
any amino acid having an aromatic ring
beta-lysine
group of stereoisomers
bis-peptide
class of chemical compound
L-histidine
chemical compound
amino-acid residue
in a polypeptide