Aspartic acid
a nonessential amino acid, c 4 h 7 no 4 , produced by the hydrolysis of asparagine and proteins, found chiefly in young sugar cane and sugar-beet mol-sses, and used in the preparation of culture media and as a dietary supplement. symbol: d.
abbreviation: asp;
noun
a nonessential amino acid that is a component of proteins and acts as a neurotransmitter
aspartic acid as·par·tic ac·id (ə-spär’tĭk)
n.
abbr. asp
one of the nonessential amino acids that occur in proteins. also called alpha-aminosuccinic acid.
aspartic acid
(ə-spär’tĭk)
a nonessential amino acid. chemical formula: c4h7no4. see more at amino acid.
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