
Asparagine
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Asparagine is the α-acetamidyl-substituted amino acid of proteins. Nonessential amino acid (β-amide of L-aspartic acid). It is a widely distributed amino acid in nature, found in proteins and as a free amino acid, especially in the plant kingdom. It is formed from aspartic acid.(1) It is an α-amino acid. Amino acids play a key metabolic function...