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asparagine /as·par·a·gine/ (as-par´ah-jen) (as-par´ah-jin) the ß-amide of aspartic acid, a nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins; used in bacterial culture media. Symbols Asn and N.
asparagine, n a nonessential amino acid found in many proteins in the body. asparagine Asn; the ß-amide of aspartic acid, a nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins. |
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Indeed, he notes, the structure of the amino acid asparagine resembles acrylamide, and asparagine is potatoes' primary unbound amino acid. The remaining 12 (alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, cystine, glutamic acid, glycine, proline, glutamine, arginine, serine, and tyrosine) are called "non-essential" not because we don't need them, but because our bodies can make them, if necessary. L-asparaginase is an enzyme that depletes the amino acid asparagine, which certain leukemic cells are dependent upon for survival. |
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