serine

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See also: seriné and sérine

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Structure diagram of L-Serine

Etymology

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From Latin sericus (“silken”). The compound was first obtained from silk protein, a particularly rich source, in 1865.

Noun

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serine (countable and uncountable, plural serines)

  1. (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.

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serine

  1. inflection of seriner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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serine f

  1. plural of serina

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