Look up: methionine

1. methionine
   [n] - a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur
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2. Methionine
   An essential amino acid
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3. Methionine
   Methionine: An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, methionine provides methyl groups and sulfur for normal metabolism. Symbol: Met.
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4. methionine
   (= met; M; 149D) Contains the -SCH3 group that can act as a methyl donor (see S-adenosyl methionine). Common in proteins but at low frequency. The met-x linkage is subject to specific cleavage by cyanogen bromide. See also formyl peptides, and Table A2.
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5. methionine
   <biochemistry> Contains the SCH3 group that can act as a methyl donor (see S adenosyl methionine). Common in proteins but at low frequency. The met x linkage is subject to specific cleavage by cyanogen bromide. ... See: formyl peptides. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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6. methionine
   noun a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition
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7. methionine
   (mә-thi´o-nēn) a sulfur-containing essential amino acid that furnishes both methyl groups and sulfur necessary for metabolism.
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8. methionine
   sulfur-containing amino acid obtained by the hydrolysis of most common proteins. First isolated from casein (1922), methionine accounts for about 5 ... [7 related articles]
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9. methionine
   methionine (methī'unēn) , organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the L-stereoisomer appears in mammalian protein. It is one of the several essential amino acids needed in the diet; the human body cannot synthesize it from simpler metabolit...
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10. methionine
    (Met, M) Type: Term Pronunciation: me-thī′ō-nēn Definitions: 1. The l-isomer is a nutritionally essential amino acid and the most important natural source of 'active methyl' groups in the body, hence usually involved in methylations in vivo; the dl-form is used as an adjunct in the treatment of liver diseases. ...
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11. Methionine
    --> `Methionine` ( or ; abbreviated as `Met` or `M`).--> is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HO₂CCH(NH₂)CH₂CH₂SCH₃. This essential amino acid is classified as nonpolar. Function: Together with cysteine, ...
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