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serine


ser·ine

noun \ˈse(ə)r-ˌēn\

Definition of SERINE

: a nonessential amino acid C3H7NO3 that occurs especially as a structural part of many proteins and phosphatidylethanolamines and is a precursor of glycine—abbreviation Ser