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Meaning of beta-amino acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to adjacent carbon atoms; beta-alanine is the only one that occurs in nature, but not in peptides or proteins.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

beta-beam beta-carotene beta-compactification beta-glucan beta-glucosidase beta-hydroxyisovalerylshikonin

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