noun

serine

SAIR-een/ˈsɛrˌin/

An amino acid found in proteins.

The body uses serine to build many different proteins.

One chemically complete glycine–serine–glycine molecular model, with the central serine residue visually emphasized, showing the specific amino acid incorporated into a peptide rather than comparing two crowded models.

Etymology

The silk root records where serine was first obtained: it was originally derived from silk. The chemical suffix marks it as a substance, rather than describing its role in building proteins.

In context

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attached to a single bridging carbon because of its hydroxyl group serine can be phosphorylated in fact it is the amino acid most likely to be phosphorylated in our body

Serine- Amino Acids Mnemonic for MCAT

More examples

Eggs and soybeans contain serine.
The lab measures serine levels in the blood.
This protein contains serine at several points along its chain.

Forms

serine