Asparagin

/əˈspærədʒɪn/ noun

An amino acid found abundantly in asparagus and other plants; one of the first amino acids to be discovered and isolated.

From 'asparagus' + '-in' (chemical suffix). Asparagin was first discovered in 1806 by French chemist Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, isolated from asparagus juice by crystallization.

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