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proteinogenic amino acid

Term ID
CHEBI:83813
Synonyms
  • canonical amino acid
  • canonical amino acids
  • proteinogenic amino acids
Definition
Any of the 23 alpha-amino acids that are precursors to proteins, and are incorporated into proteins during translation. The group includes the 20 amino acids encoded by the nuclear genes of eukaryotes together with selenocysteine, pyrrolysine, and N-formylmethionine. Apart from glycine, which is non-chiral, all have L configuration.
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse has_functional_parent
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from proteinogenic amino acid
Phenotype where environments contain proteinogenic amino acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing proteinogenic amino acid
Human Disease / Model Data
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