asparagine /as·par·a·gine/ (as-par´ah-jēn) (as-par´ah-jin) the β-amide of aspartic acid, a nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins; used in bacterial culture media. Symbols Asn and N.
asparagine (Asn) 
asparagine,
asparagine
as·par·a·gine ( -sp r -j n )n. Abbr. Asn An amino acid found in proteins that is the beta-amide of aspartic acid. Also called asparamide. |
asparagine (Asn)
[aspar′əjin]
a nonessential amino acid found in many food and body proteins. It is easily hydrolyzed to aspartic acid and has diuretic properties. See also amino acid, protein.
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Chemical structure of asparagine
asparagine,
n a nonessential amino acid found in many proteins in the body.
asparagine
Asn; the β-amide of aspartic acid, a nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins.
asparagine
Biochemistry A nonessential amino acid which is the β-amide of aspartic acid–AA; asparaginine assists in the neural metabolism, and when the extra amino group is removed, the resulting AA acts as an excitatory
transmitter and allows it to be used interchangeably with AAs in protein building
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