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Meaning of SERINE

Pronunciation:  'sereen

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
 
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 See Also: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ser"ine\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.)
A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the
action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: One of the twenty naturally occurring amino acids. Has the following chemical characteristics:
 pKa1   pKa2     pI      Water Solubility (30deg C) 2.21   9.15    5.68            32
 
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