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asparagine
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as·par·a·gine  (-spr-jn)
n.
A crystalline amino acid, C4H8N2O3, found in many proteins, and present in large amounts in some plants, such as asparagus, that is easily hydrolyzed to aspartic acid.
[asparag(us) + -ine.]
asparagine [əˈspærəˌdʒiːn -dʒɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a nonessential amino acid, a component of proteins
[from French, from Latin asparagus asparagus + -ine2]
asparagine  (-spr-jn)
A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C4H8N2O3. See more at amino acid.
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Noun1.asparagine - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)asparagine - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)
amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
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