See Also: Asparagine(medicine)
Asparagine(health)
asparagine(dictionary)
asparagine(encyclopedia)
asparagine permease(medicine)
asparagine synthetase(medicine)
asparagine-N-glycosyltransferase(medicine)
asparagine-oxo-acid aminotransferase(medicine)
protein NH2-terminal asparagine deamidase(medicine)

asparagine (iou)



asparagine noun. Also asparagin. E19.
[from ASPARAGUS + -INE5.]
Biochemistry. A hydrophilic amino acid, CONH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH, which is an amide of aspartic acid and occurs in proteins and (free) in plant tissues.