Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A salt or ester of aspartic acid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any salt of aspartic acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry Any
salt orester ofaspartic acid .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Chelates have amino acid kinds of endings, i.e., magnesium aspartate, which is a magnesium and aspartic acid.
Talking diet with your doctor | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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These enzymes are similar in functional properties to aspartate transcarbamylase and its regulators (Section 10.1).
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It is ironic that so many people drink soft drinks sweetened with NutraSweet® when aspartate can produce the exact same lesions as glutamate, resulting in gross obesity.
Beverley Golden: Obesity, MSG and Rats Beverley Golden 2011
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It is ironic that so many people drink soft drinks sweetened with NutraSweet® when aspartate can produce the exact same lesions as glutamate, resulting in gross obesity.
Beverley Golden: Obesity, MSG and Rats Beverley Golden 2011
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Klaus wanted me to analyze the active site of the enzyme aspartate transcarbamylase by chemically modifying different amino acids within it, and gave me a bench in a student lab.
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Excitotoxins are usually amino acids, such as glutamate and aspartate.
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Excitotoxins are usually amino acids, such as glutamate and aspartate.
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Wooley, P, et al. Estradiol regulates hippocampal dendritic spine density via an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor mechanism.
T.S. Wiley: Estrogen Dilemma: There Is No Dilemma When You Know the Details T.S. Wiley 2010
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Take 1,000 to 1,500 mg per day in the form of aspartate, citrate, or lactate.
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Take 1,000 to 1,500 mg per day in the form of aspartate, citrate, or lactate.
Christiane Northrup, MD: A Diet That Protects Against Osteoporosis 2010
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