asparagine
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A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also altheine.
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For asparagine, either product results in the loss of the amide group, hence "deamidation".
In yeasts, the most common repeated amino acids are glutamine, glutamic acid, asparagine, aspartic acid and serine.
"The disease is where there is a change of amino acid at position 178 when an asparagine (N) is found instead of the normal aspartic acid (D).
They are typically enriched in asparagine, glutamine, tyrosine and glycine residues, with an asparagine bias being particularly conducive to the aggregative property of prions.
Peptide lyases A seventh catalytic type of proteolytic enzymes, asparagine peptide lyase, was described in 2011.
The amino acid asparagine gets its name from asparagus, as the asparagus plant is relatively rich in this compound.