aspartate

noun

as·par·tate ə-ˈspär-ˌtāt

: a salt or ester of aspartic acid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For example, while stimming, the brain may release dopamine, glutamate, and aspartate, all providing relief or pleasure. —

Lauren Rowello, Health, 3 Mar. 2023 Next, this supplement contains both zinc oxide and zinc aspartate. —

Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022 This medication, normally used as an anesthetic, blocks the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, a protein that can regulate many processes, including aspects of the stress response. —

Debra A. Bangasser, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2016 But diagnosis of hepatitis often comes only when blood tests reveal elevated levels of liver enzymes, such as aspartate transaminase or alanine aminotransaminase being greater than 500 IU/L. —

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 This mutation changed the amino acid aspartate (abbreviated as D) at the 614th position in the virus spike protein into glycine (G). —

Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2021

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