天门冬氨酸

天門冬氨酸

tiānméndōng'ānsuān

noun

Meanings

1 aspartic acid (Asp / D)
2 a non-essential amino acid, also a building block of aspartame

Characters

sky (part of 天门冬 asparagus)

Examples

HSK 7-9

天门冬氨酸是人体常见的氨基酸之一。

Tiānméndōng'ānsuān shì réntǐ chángjiàn de ānjīsuān zhīyī.

Aspartic acid is one of the common amino acids in the human body.

HSK 7-9

阿斯巴甜由天门冬氨酸和苯丙氨酸合成。

Āsībātián yóu tiānméndōng'ānsuān hé běnbǐng'ānsuān héchéng.

Aspartame is synthesized from aspartic acid and phenylalanine.

Tips

usage

天门冬 is the Chinese name for asparagus (the 天门冬 Asparagus cochinchinensis plant). Aspartic acid was first isolated from asparagus, which is why both the English and Chinese names share the same root. Also written 天冬氨酸 in shorthand. 氨酸 = amino acid suffix.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

门 mén

冬 dōng

氨 ān

酸 suān