methionine
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See also: méthionine
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
methyl + thio- + -n- + -ine
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Noun[edit]
methionine (countable and uncountable, plural methionines)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 253:
- The purpose was to make soya beans more healthy for those for whom they are a staple food by correcting soya beans' natural deficiency in a chemical called methionine.
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amino acid
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Further reading[edit]
- methionine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia