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Definition of asparagine in English: asparaginenoun 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: asparaginenoun 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. |