1. Plural of asparagine; amino acids found in proteins and in asparagus and other plants.
Usage: biochemistry; plural form

Examples

• Asparagines are one of the 20 standard amino acids used by cells to build proteins.
• The asparagines in asparagus give the vegetable some of its nutritional value.
• Biochemists study how asparagines fold within protein structures.
• Asparagines play an important role in cell signaling and immune function.
• The concentration of asparagines varies across different plant tissues.