Asparagine
Asparagine is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids on Earth.
It has carboxamide as the side chain's functional group. It is considered
a non-essential amino acid. Its three-letter abbrevation is Asn, and
its one-letter abbrevation is N. A three-letter designation for either
asparagine or aspartic acid is Asx. A reaction between asparagine and
reducing sugars or reactive carbonyls produces acrylamide in food when
heated to sufficient temperature, i.e. baking/ These occur primarily
in baked goods such as french fires, potato chips, and roastred coffee.
What does asparagine do?
Where is asparagine found?
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