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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Asparagine
Britannica 11thASPARAGINE, C4H8N2O3, a naturally occurring base, found in plants belonging to the natural orders Leguminosae and ASPARAGUS— ASP ASIA Crucifcrac. It occurs in two optically active forms, namely, as laevo-osparaginc and dcxtro-asparaginc. Laevo-asparagine was i ...
Vol. 2, pp. 764-764
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Asparagus
Britannica 11th... like grass. In common \vith the marsh-mallow and some other plants, it contains asparagine or aspartic acidamidc. The roots of asparagus were formerly used as an aperient medicine, and the fruits were likewise employed as a diuretic. Under the name of Prussian ...
Vol. 2, pp. 765-765
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