a sweet-tasting amino acid that is synthesized in the body and is involved in the synthesis of cysteine; 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid. Formula: CH2(OH)CH(NH2)COOH
Word origin
C19: from sericin + -ine2
serine in American English
(ˈsɛrˌin; ˈsɪrˌin; ˈsɛrɪn; ˈsɪrɪn)
noun
a nonessential amino acid, HOCH2CH(NH2)COOH, present in small quantities in many proteins