homoserine

noun

ho·mo·ser·ine | \ˌhō-mō-ˈser-ˌēn,

ˌhäm-ō-,

-ˈsēr-\

Medical Definition of homoserine

: an amino acid C₄H₉NO₃ that is formed in the conversion of methionine to cysteine — see homocysteine

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