SINCE 1828
homoserine
noun
ho·mo·ser·ine
| \ ˌhō-mō-ˈser-ˌēn
, ˌhäm-ō-
, -ˈsēr-\
, 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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