an amino acid (q.v.) obtainable as a product of the hydrolysis of proteins. First isolated in 1868 from legumin in plant seeds, aspartic acid is one of several so-called nonessential amino acids for mammals; i.e., they can synthesize it from oxaloacetic acid (formed in the metabolism of carbohydrates) and do not require dietary sources.
ASPARTIC ACID
Meaning of ASPARTIC ACID in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012