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ser·ine

 (sĕr′ēn′)
n.
An amino acid, C3H7NO3, that is a common constituent of many proteins.

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serine

(ˈsɛriːn; ˈsɪəriːn; -rɪn)
n
(Biochemistry) 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
[C19: from sericin + -ine2]
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ser•ine

(ˈsɛr in, -ɪn, ˈsɪər-)

n.
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH2CH(NH2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin. Abbr.: Ser; Symbol: S
[1875–80; < German Serin (1865); see sericin, -ine2]
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ser·ine

(sĕr′ēn′)
A nonessential amino acid. See more at amino acid.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.serine - a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
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Translations
Serin
seryna

serine

n serina
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Without normal levels of Ankrd16, these nerve cells, located in the cerebellum, incorrectly activate the amino acid serine, which is then improperly incorporated into proteins and causes protein aggregation.
Without the normal levels of 'Ankrd16', these nerve cells, located in the cerebellum, incorrectly activate the amino acid serine, which is then improperly incorporated into proteins causing harmful deposits.
This patient has 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (3-PGDH) deficiency, an autosomal recessive disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase gene, which encodes a dehydrogenase required for endogenous synthesis of serine. Whole-exome sequencing detected compound heterozygous variants in this gene; the first, a pathogenic splicing variant, c.290 + 2T>C, and the second, a likely pathogenic variant c.518G>A (p.Glyl73Glu).
As can be seen, the most important metabolite markers for the Alzheimer group included alanine, glutamine, serine, valine, isobutyrate, carnitine, taurine, pantothenate, glucose, asparagine, succinate, glycine, creatinine, isoleucine, pyruvate, betaine, choline, scyllo-inositol and myo-inositol.
Anti-plasma serine protease inhibitor (SERPINA5), hepatocyte growth factor activator (HGFAC), anti-leucine zipper protein 4 (LUZP4), and anti-phosphoinositide phospholipase C (PLCH2) were used (Abcam, USA).

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