Crossword clues for asparagine
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Asparagine \As*par"a*gine\, n. [Cf. F. asparagine.] (Chem.) A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also altheine.
Wiktionary
alt. (context amino acid English) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus. n. (context amino acid English) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
WordNet
n. a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)
Wikipedia
Asparagine (abbreviated as Asn or N) encoded by the codons AAU and AAC. is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated −COO form under biological conditions), and a side chain carboxamide, classifying it as a polar (at physiological pH), aliphatic amino acid. It is non-essential in humans, meaning the body can synthesize it. A reaction between asparagine and reducing sugars or other source of carbonyls produces acrylamide in food when heated to sufficient temperature. These products occur in baked goods such as French fries, potato chips, and toasted bread.
Usage examples of "asparagine".
Glutamic acid (which differs from glutamine as aspartic acid differs from asparagine), 16.
Since most of the abbreviations consist of the first three letters of the name, they are not difficult to memorize: glycine gly alanine ala valine val leucine leu asparagine asp'Ntb aspartic acid asp glutamine ghrNH2 glutamic acid glu THE HUMAN BRAIN isoleucine proline phenylalanine tyrosine tryptophan serine threonine ileu pro phe tyr try ser thr lysine histidine lys his arginine methionine arg met cystine cysteine cy-S-cy-SH Of the abbreviations that are more than the first three letters of the names, ileu, asp-NH2, and ghrNH2 should be clear.
The 'primitive soup' Miller had cooked up contained asparagine, alanine and glycine—in other words amino acids necessary for the building up of biological systems.