A nonessential
amino acid which is responsible for the
synthesis of
glycoproteins. Asparagine is a fairly significant amino acid, composing an average of 4.4 percent of most
proteins.
structural formula for asparagine:
H H
\ /
O H N O -- H
\\ \ / /
C -- C -- C -- C
/ / \ \\ asparagine
H -- N H H O (C4H8N2O3)
/
H