Term Name:	proteinogenic amino acid
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.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:83813] ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of:	amino acid
has subtype:	aspartate family amino acid erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid glutamine family amino acid glycine L-alanine L-arginine L-asparagine L-aspartic acid L-cysteine L-glutamic acid L-glutamine L-histidine L-isoleucine L-leucine L-lysine L-methionine L-phenylalanine L-proline L-pyrrolysine L-selenocysteine L-serine L-threonine L-tryptophan L-tyrosine L-valine N-formyl-L-methionine pyruvate family amino acid
inverse has_functional_parent:	proteinogenic amino acid derivative