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homoserine

Serine vs Homoserine - What's the difference?

serine | homoserine |


As nouns the difference between serine and homoserine

is that serine is a nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, especially silk while homoserine is the amino acid 2-amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of methionine, threonine and isoleucine.