释义 |
asparagine /əˈsparədʒiːn /noun [mass noun] BiochemistryA hydrophilic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins.- An amide of aspartic acid; chemical formula: CONH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH.
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.
- Instead these domains tend to be enriched with polar amino acids, such as glutamine and asparagine.
Origin Early 19th century: from asparagus (which contains it) + -ine4. |