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Nov 30, 2009
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ser•ine



Pronunciation: (ser'ēn, -in, sēr'-), [key]
n. Biochem.
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH2CH(NH2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Abbr.: Ser; Symbol: S

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