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aspartic acid

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as·par·tic acid  (-spärtk)
n.
A nonessential amino acid, C4H7NO4, found especially in young sugar cane and sugar-beet molasses.
[From asparagus (from its being obtained from an amino acid found in asparagus).]
aspartic acid [əˈspɑːtɪk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a nonessential amino acid that is a component of proteins and acts as a neurotransmitter
[from aspar(agus) + -ic]
aspartic acid  (-spärtk)
A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C4H7NO4. See more at amino acid.
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Noun1.aspartic acid - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane
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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Lau hypothesizes that ingestion of the well-established neurotoxicants aspartic acid and L-glutamic acid as additives could lead to a high enough body burden to kill neurons by a mechanism called excitotoxicity.
Adding up to no good? by Szpir, Michael / Environmental Health Perspectives
The nucleotide changes at positions 1397, 1407, and 1481 resulted in amino acid substitutions (with 94% identity to Malaysia, 56 of 59) from isoleucine to valine, glycine to glutamic acid, and asparagine to aspartic acid at codons 429, 432, and 457 of N protein, respectively.
Bat Nipah virus, Thailand by Hemachudha, Thiravat / Emerging Infectious Diseases
A synthetic derivative of a combination of aspartic acid and phenylalanine, the same two amino acids that are used to make aspartame.
Sweet nothings not all sweeteners are equal by Schardt, David / Nutrition Action Healthletter
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