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单词 asparagine
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Definition of asparagine in English:

asparagine

noun əˈsparədʒiːn
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A hydrophilic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins.

    An amide of aspartic acid; chemical formula: CONH₂CH₂CH(NH₂)COOH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Instead these domains tend to be enriched with polar amino acids, such as glutamine and asparagine.
    • In 1806, French chemist, Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, isolated a compound in asparagus that proved to be the amino acid, asparagine.
    • Indicators of carbon stress, such as accumulation of the amino acid asparagine, were examined.
    • Glutamine and asparagine accounted for most of the nitrogen released by protein breakdown.
    • The concentration of both glutamine and asparagine, the most abundant of the specific amino acids, declined rapidly during phase 1 after defoliation.

Origin

Early 19th century: from asparagus (which contains it) + -ine4.

 
 

Definition of asparagine in US English:

asparagine

noun
Biochemistry
  • A hydrophilic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins.

    An amide of aspartic acid; chemical formula: CONH₂CH₂CH(NH₂)COOH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1806, French chemist, Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, isolated a compound in asparagus that proved to be the amino acid, asparagine.
    • The concentration of both glutamine and asparagine, the most abundant of the specific amino acids, declined rapidly during phase 1 after defoliation.
    • Glutamine and asparagine accounted for most of the nitrogen released by protein breakdown.
    • Instead these domains tend to be enriched with polar amino acids, such as glutamine and asparagine.
    • Indicators of carbon stress, such as accumulation of the amino acid asparagine, were examined.

Origin

Early 19th century: from asparagus (which contains it) + -ine.

 
 
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