plural of beta-peptide

plural of beta particle

plural of beta wave

plural of beta-beam

plural of beta sheet

(biochemistry) The class of peptides of 36–43 amino acids that are crucially involved in Alzheimer's disease as the main component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer patients.

(mathematical analysis) A mathematical function that is also called the Euler integral of the first kind; it is a symmetric special function.

(physics) The radiation of beta particles as a result of radioactive decay.

(biochemistry) Any artificial peptide made from beta-amino acids; used in some antibiotics in an attempt to counter resistance.

plural of beta cell