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as⋅par⋅a⋅gine

  [uh-spar-uh-jeen, -jin]
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–noun
a white, crystalline, amino acid, NH2COCH2CH(NH2)COOH, soluble in water, obtained from certain plants, esp. legumes, and used chiefly as a nutrient in culture media for certain bacteria. Abbreviation: Asn; Symbol: N
Origin:
1805–15; < F; see asparagus, -ine 2
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as·par·a·gine   (ə-spār'ə-jēn')   
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) + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: as·par·a·gine
Pronunciation: &-'spar-&-"jEn
Function: noun
: a white crystalline amino acidC4H8N2O3 that is an amide of aspartic acid—abbreviation Asn
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asparagine as·par·a·gine (ə-spār'ə-jēn')
n.
Abbr. Asn
An amino acid found in proteins that is the beta-amide of aspartic acid. Also called asparamide.

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asparagine   (ə-spār'ə-jēn')  Pronunciation Key 
A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C4H8N2O3. See more at amino acid.
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