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Definition of Methionine

1. Noun. A crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition.

Definition of Methionine

1. Noun. (amino acid) A sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, found in most protein; it is lipotropic. ¹

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Definition of Methionine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Methionine

1. 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. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Methionine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"methionine, which was con- both the amino acid and ... Soybean pro- st limiting in methionine (6). on has major influence on hepatic mixed function oxidase ..."

2. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Unfortunately, no vertebrate is capable of producing methionine from inorganic ... Therefore, organic sulfur in the form of methionine is an essential ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"methionine sulphone. loa. methionine sulphoxide. 11. Histidine. 12. Arginine. 13. Lysine. 14. ... Valine + methionine. 21. Unknown. 22. Phenylalanine. 23. ..."

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