Methionine Definition

mə-thīə-nēn
noun
An essential amino acid, CH3SCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH, that contains sulfur, obtained from various proteins and used as a food supplement and in medicine.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Methionine

Noun

Singular:
methionine
Plural:
methionines

Origin of Methionine

  • From me(thyl) + thio- + (euphonic) -n- +"Ž -ine.

    From Wiktionary

  • me(th)– thion– –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Methionine Sentence Examples

  • Feed supplements containing biotin and methionine may help to aid good quality hoof growth, especially for those horses with naturally brittle feet.

  • Firstly, asparagus contains a number of sulfur containing chemicals including the amino acids cysteine and methionine.

  • High MTR activity, possibly associated with homozygous MTR variant genotype, should increase methionine.

  • One methionine homozygote French case of variant CJD has been identified.

  • Homocysteine is a highly toxic compound made in the body from a protein building block called methionine.

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Words Starting With

MMEMET

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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methionine

Words Starting With M and Ending With E

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With M10 Letter Words Ending With E