Term Name: alpha-amino acid metabolic process
Synonyms: alpha-amino acid metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving an alpha-amino acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:1901605]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: amino acid metabolic process carboxylic acid metabolic process
has subtype: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate metabolic process 4-hydroxyproline metabolic process alanine metabolic process alpha-amino acid biosynthetic process alpha-amino acid catabolic process arginine metabolic process citrulline metabolic process cysteine metabolic process D-amino acid metabolic process homocysteine metabolic process isoleucine metabolic process kynurenine metabolic process L-amino acid metabolic process lysine metabolic process nicotinate nucleotide biosynthetic process from tryptophan ornithine metabolic process sarcosine metabolic process serotonin biosynthetic process from tryptophan valine metabolic process