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asparagine definition

as·para·gine (as par′ə jēn′, -per′-; -jin′)

noun

a nonessential amino acid, NHCOCHCH(NH)COOH

Etymology: Fr < L asparagus (see asparagus) + Fr -ine, -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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