Serine - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Serine :  (noun)

1: a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine

Based on WordNet 2.0

Serine : \Ser"ine\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Serine :  Serine: An protein . A dietary nonessential amino acid, serine is present in many proteins participates in the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines, and is in the active sites of many enzymes. Symbol: Ser.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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