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homoserine
homoserine[hə′mäs·ə‚rēn] (biochemistry) C4H9O3N An amino acid formed as an intermediate product in animals in the metabolic breakdown of cystathionine to cysteine. homoserine
ho·mo·ser·ine (hō'mō-ser'ēn), Amino-4-hydroxybutyric acid; a hydroxyamino acid differing from serine in the possession of an additional CH2 group. An intermediate in the biosynthesis of cystathionine, threonine, and methionine.ho·mo·ser·ine (hō'mō-ser'ēn) A hydroxyamino acid differing from serine in the possession of an additional CH2 group; formed in the conversion of l-methionine to l-cysteine. |