Serine is an 
amino
acid found in proteins. In mammals, serine is a
non-essential amino acid, meaning it does not need to be present
in the diet.
Serine is an amino
acid found in proteins. In mammals, serine is a
non-essential amino acid, meaning it does not need to be present
in the diet.
Serine's alcohol chain is a site of phosphorylation of many proteins.
The hydroxy and sulfur-containing amino acids are generally more hydrophilic than their aliphatic analogs.
|
One Letter Code |
Three Letter Code |
Molecular Wt. (Daltons) |
Genetic Code Codons |
|
S |
SER |
87.08 |
UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG, AGU, AGC |