ASPARAGINE


Meaning of ASPARAGINE in English

əˈsparəˌjēn, -_jə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Latin asparagus + French -ine

: a white crystalline amino acid H 2 NOCCH 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH found in most plants (as asparagus and leguminous plants) and used in culture media for some bacteria (as lactobacilli and tubercle bacilli); α-amino-succinamic acid

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