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CHEBI:64645 - amyloid-β
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:64645 |
| ChEBI Name | amyloid-β |
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| ASCII Name | amyloid-beta |
| Definition | A peptide of 36-43 amino acids that is processed from the amyloid precursor protein. Appears to be the main constituent of amyloid plaques (deposits found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients). |
| Secondary ChEBI ID | CHEBI:53002 |
| Last Modified | 25 July 2017 |
| Submitter | eleh, Rebecca Foulger |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | Bronsted base A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid). |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| amyloid-β (CHEBI:64645) is a polypeptide (CHEBI:15841) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| amyloid-β polypeptide 40 (CHEBI:64646) is a amyloid-β (CHEBI:64645) |
| amyloid-β polypeptide 42 (CHEBI:64647) is a amyloid-β (CHEBI:64645) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| amyloid beta | SUBMITTER |
| β-amyloids | ChEBI |
| β amyloid | ChEBI |
| β-amyloid | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Beta_amyloid | Wikipedia |
| C16514 | KEGG COMPOUND |
| C16515 | KEGG COMPOUND |
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