serine

American  

[ser-een, -in, seer-] / ˈsɛr in, -ɪn, ˈsɪər- /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH2 )COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Ser; S

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serine British  

/ -rɪn, ˈsɪəriːn, ˈsɛriːn /

noun

1. a sweet-tasting amino acid that is synthesized in the body and is involved in the synthesis of cysteine; 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid. Formula: CH 2 (OH)CH(NH 2 )COOH

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serine Scientific  

/ sĕr′ēn′ /

1. A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C ₃ H ₇ NO ₃ .

2. See more at amino acid

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Etymology

Origin of serine

First recorded in 1875–80; ser(um) + -ine ²

Example Sentences

Zinc, serine, and branched-chain amino acids have each been linked to potential improvements in neural connectivity.

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Once the team confirmed that low serine levels affect stem cell behavior, they wondered about the reverse -- could increasing serine levels enhance hair growth?

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As hypertensive pulmonary blood vessels metabolize glutamine and serine, they create two new amino acids, called proline and glycine.

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Using a technique called protein crystallography, they were able to view the atoms of the protein interacting with serine.

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They replaced two of the codons for the amino acid serine in the microbe’s genome with two different serine codons.

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