acidic amino acid
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acidic amino acid
any amino acid containing more potentially anionic groups than potentially cationic groups. All such amino acids have a net negative charge at neutral pH: e.g., aspartic acid and glutamic acid.
| acidic, acidemia, acid-labile sulfide | |
| acidic-epididymal glycoprotein, acidophilic, acidosis |
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