Sprained ankle An ankle sprain is an injury the ligaments in the foot causing pain, tenderness, swelling, and bruising. Blood clot in the legs Blood clots in the leg can become very dangerous, symptoms include swelling, redness, tenderness in the leg.
serine A non-essential amino acid found as a component of most proteins. It is a precursor of choline, glucine, cysteine and pyruvate. Serine is present in most diets but most of the body serine is synthesized.
Physical Properties: Polar (uncharged) Serine differs from alanine in that one of the methylenic hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxyl group. Serine is one of two hydroxyl amino acids. Both are commonly considered to by hydrophilic due to the hydrogen bonding capacity of the hydroxyl group.