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    Proteinogenic amino acids are amino acids that are incorporated biosynthetically into proteins during translation. The word "proteinogenic" means "protein...
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    In biochemistry, non-coded or non-proteinogenic amino acids are distinct from the 22 proteinogenic amino acids (21 in eukaryotes), which are naturally...
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    alloproteins incorporating non-proteinogenic amino acids. Aside from the 22 proteinogenic amino acids, many non-proteinogenic amino acids are known. Those either...
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  • is proteinogenic only in certain microorganisms, is not used by and therefore non-essential for most organisms, including humans. The limiting amino acid...
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    Among the proteinogenic amino acids, there are three BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Non-proteinogenic BCAAs include 2-aminoisobutyric acid and alloisoleucine...
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    Theanine (category Non-proteinogenic amino acids)
    L-gamma-glutamylethylamide or N5-ethyl-L-glutamine, is an amino acid analogue of the proteinogenic amino acids L-glutamate and L-glutamine and is found primarily...
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    methacrylic acid. 2-Aminoisobutyric acid is not one of the proteinogenic amino acids and is rather rare in nature (cf. non-proteinogenic amino acids). It is...
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  • secondary amino acids. Proline is the only proteinogenic secondary amino acids. Other secondary amino acids are non-proteinogenic amino acids. In protein...
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    alpha carbon. Nor is it incorporated into proteins as are many alpha-amino acids. GABAA receptor ligands are shown in the following table GABAergic pro-drugs...
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    Ornithine is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid that plays a role in the urea cycle. Ornithine is abnormally accumulated in the body in ornithine transcarbamylase...
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