Asparagine

amino-acid · immune-hematologic · Oral

Asparagine, an amino acid. Amide side chain; major N-glycosylation site in glycoproteins (Asn-X-Ser/Thr sequon). Synthesised from aspartate by asparagine synthetase.…

Amide side chain; major N-glycosylation site in glycoproteins (Asn-X-Ser/Thr sequon). Synthesised from aspartate by asparagine synthetase. Metabolic dependency target in leukemia — L-asparaginase is chemotherapy for ALL.

Sources: PMID:10837313