methionine

 

 

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From methyl +‎ thio- +‎ -n- +‎ -ine.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɪˈθʌɪəniːn/, /mɪˈθʌɪənɪn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/, /-ˌnaɪn/

methionine (countable and uncountable, plural methionines)

1. (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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• formyl methionine

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