Threonine Definition

thrēə-nēn, -nĭn
noun
An essential amino acid, CH3CH(OH)CH(NH2)COOH, obtained from the hydrolysis of many proteins.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Threonine

Noun

Singular:
threonine
Plural:
threonines

Origin of Threonine

  • Probably from threose a kind of sugar (alteration of erythrose) (erythro–) (–ose) –ine

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

Threonine Sentence Examples

  • A conserved N-terminal threonine is involved in catalysis at each active site.

  • The kinase phosphorylates the CDKs on a threonine residue which lies within the activation segment, a modification essential for generating kinase activity.

  • This enzyme is believed to be involved in the biosynthesis of isoleucine in methanogens and possibly other species lacking threonine dehydratase.

  • In this particular exercise we want to find all genes involved in the widest sense in the threonine metabolism.

  • Plks have a threonine in the activation segment whose phosphorylation is essential for activity.

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Words Starting With

TTHTHR

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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