Term Name: | aspartate family amino acid |
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Synonyms: | aspartate family amino acids, aspartic acid family amino acid, aspartic acid family amino acids, oxaloacetate family amino acid, oxaloacetate family amino acids, oxaloacetate/aspartate family amino acid, oxaloacetate/aspartate family amino acids |
Definition: | An L-alpha-amino acid which is L-aspartic acid or any of the essential amino acids biosynthesised from it (asparagine, lysine, methionine, threonine and isoleucine). A closed class. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:22658] ( EBI ) |