asparagine

noun as·par·a·gine \ə-ˈsper-ə-ˌjēn, -ˈspa-rə-\

Definition of ASPARAGINE

: a nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ that is an amide of aspartic acid

French, from Latin asparagus

First Known Use: 1813

Medical Dictionary

noun as·par·a·gine \ə-ˈspar-ə-ˌjēn\

: a white crystalline amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ that is an amide of aspartic acid—abbreviation Asn

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