asparagine

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A0464600 (ə-spăr′ə-jēn′)n. A nonessential amino acid, C₄H₈N₂O₃, that is present in large amounts in some plants, such as asparagus.

[asparag(us) + -ine.]

asparagine

(əˈspærəˌdʒiːn; -dʒɪn) n (Biochemistry) a nonessential amino acid, a component of proteins[C19: from French, from Latin asparagus asparagus + -ine²]

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(əˈspær əˌdʒin, -dʒɪn)

n. an essential amino acid, NH₂COCH₂CH(NH₂)COOH, abundant in legumes. Abbr.: Asn ; Symbol: N [1805–15; < French; see asparagus, -ine²]

as·par·a·gine

(ə-spăr′ə-jēn′) A nonessential amino acid. See more at amino acid.

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Noun

asparagine - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"

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asparagine

(əspâr`əjēn), organic compound, one of the 20 amino acidsamino acid
, any one of a class of simple organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in certain cases sulfur. These compounds are the building blocks of proteins.
..... Click the link for more information. commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer participates in the biosynthesis of mammalian proteins. Its structure is identical to that of the amino acid aspartic acidaspartic acid
, organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer participates in the biosynthesis of proteins.
..... Click the link for more information. , except that the latter compound's acidic side-chain carboxyl group has been coupled with ammonia, yielding an amide. Like glutamineglutamine
, organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer occurs in mammalian protein.
..... Click the link for more information. , asparagine is important in the metabolism of toxic ammonia in the body. The relatively unreactive, neutral amide group in the side chain of asparagine confers no special properties upon this amino acid once it is included within a protein by two peptide bonds. Asparagine is not essential to the human diet, since it can be synthesized from aspartic acid. The first amino acid to be isolated from its natural source, asparagine was purified from asparagus juice in 1806; proof of the occurrence of this amino acid in proteins was finally obtained in 1932.

asparagine

[ə′spar·ə‚jēn] (biochemistry) C₄H₈N₂O₃ A white, crystalline amino acid found in many plant seeds.

asparagine

[ah-spar´ah-jēn] the β-amide of aspartic acid, a nonessential amino acid that is also used as a culture medium for certain bacteria.

as·par·a·gine (N, Asn),

(as-par'ă-jin), The β-amide of aspartic acid, the l-isomer is a nutritionally nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins; a diuretic.

asparagine

(ə-spăr′ə-jēn′)n. A nonessential amino acid, C₄H₈N₂O₃, that is present in large amounts in some plants, such as asparagus.

asparagine

Biochemistry A nonessential amino acid which is the β-amide of aspartic acid–AA; asparaginine assists in the neural metabolism, and when the extra amino group is removed, the resulting AA acts as an excitatory transmitter and allows it to be used interchangeably with AAs in protein building

Fig. 52 Asparagine . Molecular structure.

asparagine (N, Asn)

one of 20 AMINO ACIDS common in proteins. It has a polar ‘R’ structure and is water soluble. The ISOELECTRIC POINT of asparagine is 5.4.

as·par·a·gine

(as-par'ă-jin) The β-amide of aspartic acid, the l-isomer is a nutritionally nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins; a diuretic.

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noun a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e

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