Serine (Noun)
Meaning
A sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Serine is a sweetish crystalline amino acid that plays a crucial role in the synthesis by the body of cysteine, an essential amino acid for many bodily functions.
- Phosphoserine is a derivative of the amino acid serine, which is then converted into serine.
- The serine proteases are a family of enzymes that have a serine residue at their active site and are involved in the digestion of proteins.
- Serine was first isolated in 1865 by the French chemist Emmanuel Merck, who obtained it from silk.
- In the biosynthesis of purines, serine is converted into glycine, which is then used as a precursor for the synthesis of purines.