: a nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 that is an amide of aspartic acid
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThis insertion added the peptide GLTSKRN (glycine-leucine-threonine-serine-lysine-arginine-asparagine) between Spike protein positions 214 and 215. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021 One changes the amino acid at position 202 from serine to asparagine. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021 Rothamsted Research this month applied for a permit to field test wheat edited to contain less asparagine, an amino acid that becomes the carcinogen acrylamide when baked. Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 26 May 2021 And removing asparagine, an amino acid abundant in asparagus, from mouse diets curbed the spread of metastatic breast cancer, suggesting the diet could enhance drug treatments. Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021 When food is cooked at very high heat, an amino acid called asparagine can react with sugars to produce acrylamide. Alix Wall, sun-sentinel.com, 10 July 2019 All are among foods with high levels of asparagine, an amino acid researchers suggest is associated with spreading cancer. Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2018 Acrylamide is the product of a chemical reaction that happens between certain sugars and the amino acid asparagine when the food is heated. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 30 Mar. 2018 Fruits and vegetables contain low levels of asparagine. Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2018 See More
Word History
Etymology
French, from Latin asparagus
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
asparagine
noun
as·par·a·gine ə-ˈspar-ə-ˌjēn
: a white crystalline amino acid C4H8N2O3 that is an amide of aspartic acid—abbreviation Asn