Dictionary
ser•ine
Pronunciation: (ser'ēn, -in, sēr'-), [key]—
n. Biochem.
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH
2CH(NH
2)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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