(+-)-Aspartic Acid
Created:
5/31/17
Submitted:
10/6/26
Published:
10/7/26
424-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.
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Aspartic acid is an alpha-amino acid that consists of succinic acid bearing a single alpha-amino substituent. It has a role as a fundamental metabolite. It is a polar amino acid, an alpha-amino acid and a C4-dicarboxylic acid. It contains a carboxymethyl group. It is a conjugate acid of an aspartate and an aspartate(1-).
