Serine

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

See also: Table 5.1, Genetic Code, Metabolism of Serine, Glycine, and Threonine, Figure 21.24, Figure 21.25, Essential Amino Acids

INTERNET LINK: Gly, Ser, Thr Metabolism