serine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin sericus (“silken”). The compound was first obtained from silk protein, a particularly rich source, in 1865.
Noun[edit]
serine (countable and uncountable, plural serines)
- (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.
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Translations[edit]
nonessential amino acid; CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH
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Verb[edit]
serine
- inflection of seriner:
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
serine f