Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:33704
Name
alpha-amino acid
Ontology
Synonyms
alpha-amino acid, Amino acid, Amino acids, alpha-amino acids, alpha-amino carboxylic acids
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
An amino acid in which the amino group is located on the carbon atom at the position alpha to the carboxy group. [source: unknown]
Comment
None
Subset
None
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Parents of alpha-amino acid (CHEBI:33704)
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alpha-amino acid [is_a relation] is_a  amino acid (CHEBI:33709)
alpha-amino acid [is_tautomer_of relation] is_tautomer_of  alpha-amino acid zwitterion (CHEBI:78608)
alpha-amino acid [is_conjugate_acid_of relation] is_conjugate_acid_of  alpha-amino-acid anion (CHEBI:33558)
Children of alpha-amino acid (CHEBI:33704)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
cysteine (CHEBI:15356) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
L-alpha-amino acid (CHEBI:15705) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
alpha-amino-acid residue (CHEBI:33710) [is_substituent_group_from relation] is_substituent_group_from  alpha-amino acid
non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid (CHEBI:83925) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
phenylalanine (CHEBI:28044) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
aspartic acid (CHEBI:22660) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
alpha-amino acid zwitterion (CHEBI:78608) [is_tautomer_of relation] is_tautomer_of  alpha-amino acid
glutamic acid (CHEBI:18237) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
proline (CHEBI:26271) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
alpha-amino-acid anion (CHEBI:33558) [is_conjugate_base_of relation] is_conjugate_base_of  alpha-amino acid
tryptophan (CHEBI:27897) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
glycine (CHEBI:15428) [is_a relation] is_a  alpha-amino acid
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