serine

[ser-een, -in, seer-] /ˈsɛr in, -ɪn, ˈsɪər-/
noun, Biochemistry
1.
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S.
Abbreviation: Ser;
Origin
1875-80; ser(um) + -ine2
Examples from the web for serine
  • There are three amino acids encoded by six different codons serine, leucine, arginine.
  • serine proteases act by cleaving other proteins at specific sites.
British Dictionary definitions for serine

serine

/ˈsɛriːn; ˈsɪəriːn; -rɪn/
noun
1.
a sweet-tasting amino acid that is synthesized in the body and is involved in the synthesis of cysteine; 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid. Formula: CH2(OH)CH(NH2)COOH
Word Origin
C19: from sericin + -ine²
Word Origin and History for serine
n.

type of amino acid, 1880, from German serin (1865), from Latin sericum "silk" (see serge), with chemical suffix -ine (2).

serine in Medicine

serine ser·ine (sěr'ēn')
n.
Abbr. Ser
An amino acid that is a common constituent of many proteins.

serine in Science
serine
  (sěr'ēn')   
A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C3H7NO3. See more at amino acid.