a.a. Asp Biochemistry Abbreviation

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Aspartic Acid

Aspartic acid is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HOOCCH(NH2)CH2COOH. The carboxylate anion and salts of aspartic acid are known asaspartate. The L-isomer of aspartate is one of the 23 proteinogenic amino acids, that is, the building blocks of proteins. Its codons are GAU and GAC.

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