Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An amino acid, CH2OHCH(NH2)COOH, that is a common constituent of many proteins.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A colorless compound, HOCH2-CH(NH2)COOH, prepared by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on sericin. It forms monoclinic crystals, and is also called a-amino-hyaracrylic acid.
Wiktionary
- n. biochemistry A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) one of the natural L-amino acids, obtainable as a white crystalline nitrogenous substance by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin. It is found in many proteins, and, having a free primary hydroxyl group on the side chain, is involved in the catalytic action at the active site of some enzymes, such as proteases. The IUPAC abbreviation for serine in protein sequences is Ser. Chemically it is 2-amino-3-hydroxy-propanoic acid (C3H7NO3), HO.CH2.CH(NH2).COOH.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
Etymologies
- Latin sericus silken. (Wiktionary)
- ser(icin) + -ine2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“(Dang QD, Di Cera E Residue 225 determines the Na (+) - induced allosteric regulation of catalytic activity in serine proteases.”
“In one investigation, Schmitt found that enzymes called serine-class proteases, which break down proteins in the sprouting grain, can also break down beta-amylase, an important enzyme for converting carbs to simple sugars.”
“In particular, the researchers were focusing on a group of enzymes, called serine hydrolases, that break down proteins, fats, and other molecules in cells.”
“The diffraction pattern being created in the art and craft piece is that of a target called serine racemase, which is an important target in the fight against pain and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.”
“The STK11 gene has the ability to produce an enzyme called "serine/threonine kinase 11" that has several important functions:”
“We put our players on a brain healthy program that included a weight-loss group, regular exercise (surprisingly many of these former elite athletes had become couch potatoes), mental exercises, and nutritional supplements that support brain health, such as fish oil, and a proprietary formula including ginkgo biloba, huperzine A, phosphatidyl serine and vinpocetine, among others.”
The Huffington Post: Daniel Amen, M.D.: Can Brain Trauma In NFL Players Be Rehabilitated?
“We put our players on a brain healthy program that included a weight-loss group, regular exercise (surprisingly many of these former elite athletes had become couch potatoes), mental exercises and nutritional supplements that support brain health, such as fish oil, and a proprietary formula including ginkgo biloba, huperzine A, phosphatidyl serine and vinpocetine, among others.”
The Huffington Post: Daniel Amen, M.D.: Can Brain Trauma in NFL Players Be Rehabilitated?
“They found increased activity of a group of enzymes called serine proteases in all the IBS patients and at double the levels of healthy patients.”
“I've had great luck with amino acids including 5HTP, L-serine and tyrosine.”
“Methylocella palustris gen. nov., sp. nov., a new methane-oxidizing acidophilic bacterium from peat bogs, representing a novel subtype of serine-pathway methanotrophs.”
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘serine’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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amino acids
amino acids
alanin, alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic, bombesin, citrulline, cystein, cysteine, deaminate, deaminise, deaminize and 33 more...
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Erins
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Rhymes with Alexine
Any word that rhymes with my name by sight and sound
exine, quintine, mean, green, quinine, machine, lean, serine, serene, dopamine, catecholamine, histamine and 8 more...
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