Crossword clues for serine
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Serine \Ser"ine\ (s[e^]r"[=e]n; s[e^]r"[i^]n; also, less correctly, s[=e]r"[=e]n), n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.) one of the natural L-amino acids, obtainable as a white crystalline nitrogenous substance by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin. It is found in many proteins, and, having a free primary hydroxyl group on the side chain, is involved in the catalytic action at the active site of some enzymes, such as proteases. The IUPAC abbreviation for serine in protein sequences is Ser. Chemically it is 2-amino-3-hydroxy-propanoic acid ( C3H7NO3), HO.CH2.CH(NH2).COOH.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context amino acid English) A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk.
WordNet
n. a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
Wikipedia
Serine (abbreviated as Ser or S) encoded by the codons UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG, AGU and AGC is an ɑ-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α- amino group (which is in the protonated − form under biological conditions), a carboxyl group (which is in the deprotonated – form in physiological conditions), and a side chain consisting of a hydroxymethyl group (see hydroxyl), classifying it as a polar amino acid. It can be synthesized in the human body under normal physiological circumstances, making it a nonessential amino acid.
Usage examples of "serine".
Although the two boys had vanished, surely the other children from Rae na Serine might be able to identify or describe the religieux who had brought them to Sister Eisten for safekeeping.
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.