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homoserine

homoserine noun: the amino acid 2-amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of methionine, threonine and isoleucine.

Noun

homoserine (countable and uncountable, plural homoserines)

  1. The amino acid 2-amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of methionine, threonine and isoleucine

Forms of homoserine

pluralhomoserines

Questions about homoserine

What does homoserine mean?
Homoserine means the amino acid 2-amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of methionine, threonine and isoleucine.
What part of speech is homoserine?
Homoserine is a noun.
What is the plural of homoserine?
The plural of homoserine is homoserines.

Words near homoserine in the dictionary

  1. homosemy
  2. homosequence
  3. homosequences
  4. homosequential
  5. homosequentiality
  6. homoserine
  7. homoserines
  8. homosesquiterpene
  9. homosesquiterpenes
  10. homosex
  11. homosexes

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