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- noun biochemistry A
nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found inplants such asasparagus .
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The rhizomes are reported to contain approximately 2 per cent aspargine.
Chapter 22 1987
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If you crystallize a pure amino, aspargine for instance, and pass a beam of polarized light through the crystal, the beam will be bent when it emerges, either to the left or to the right.
Spock Must Die Blish, James 1970
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