serine

noun

ser·ine ˈser-ˌēn

: a crystalline nonessential amino acid C₃H₇NO₃ that occurs as a residue in many proteins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Looking at the ingredient list, serine and biotin appear towards the beginning, meaning the formula has it in higher concentrations.

Jihan Forbes, Allure, 31 Jan. 2022 This 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 That meant serine would still be incorporated into the correct spots of Syn61’s growing proteins.

Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 June 2021 Six codons, for example, code for the amino acid serine.

Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 June 2021 Although the researchers knew that this individuality resulted both from how tightly each cell regulated tumbling and from its response to L-serine, quantifying this variation in specific cells was more challenging.

Quanta Magazine, 4 Sep. 2019 The curling formula not only locks your lashes into place for up to 12 hours, but also packs a nourishing dose of pro-vitamin B5 and serine for conditioning benefits.

Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 10 Oct. 2019 See More

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Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sericin + -ine entry 2

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of serine was in 1880

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Medical Definition

serine

noun

ser·ine ˈse(ə)r-ˌēn

: 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