asparagine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of asparagine
From French, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at asparagus, -ine 2
Example Sentences
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"Mechanistically, we found that this was from low expression of asparagine synthetase, a quality that was distinct from other similar types of leukemia."
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024
Rothamsted Research this month applied for a permit to field test wheat edited to contain less asparagine, an amino acid that becomes the carcinogen acrylamide when baked.
From Science Magazine • May 26, 2021
In this way, unlike its obscure co-workers norepinephrine and asparagine, dopamine has become a celebrity molecule.
From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2018
It is bruise resistant and contains 50 to 70 percent less asparagine, a chemical that is converted to acrylamide, a presumptive carcinogen, when heated to high temperatures.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2015
The fresh roots are diuretic, perhaps owing to the immediate crystalizable principle, "asparagine," which is said to be sedative in the dose of a few grains.
From Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market: a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history by Hexamer, F. M.
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