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serine

2-Amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid; the l-isomer is one of the amino acid s occurring in proteins.

- s. deaminase SYN: threonine dehydratase.

- s. dehydrase SYN: l-s. dehydratase.

- l-s. dehydratase l-hydroxyamino acid dehydratase; a deaminating hydro-lyase converting l-s. to pyruvate and NH₃; a part of amino acid catabolism. SEE ALSO: threonine dehydratase. SYN: s. dehydrase.

- s. sulfhydrase SYN: cystathionine β-synthase.

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ser·ine 'se(ə)r-.ēn n a nonessential amino acid C₃H₇NO₃ that occurs esp. as a structural part of many proteins and phosphatidylethanolamines and is a precursor of glycine abbr. Ser

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see amino acid

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ser·ine (Ser) (S) (sērґēn) 1. a naturally occurring, nonessential amino acid, 2-amino-3-hydroxypropionic acid; it may be synthesized from glycine. See also table at amino acid. 2. [USP] a preparation of serine used as a dietary supplement.

Medical dictionary. 2011.