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methionine

[ me-thahy-uh-neen, -nin ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. an amino acid, CH 3 SCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH, found in casein, wool, and other proteins or prepared synthetically: used as a supplement to a special diet in the prevention and treatment of certain liver diseases. : Met; : M


methionine

/ -ËŒnaɪn; mɛˈθaɪəˌniËn /

noun

  1. an essential amino acid containing sulphur, which occurs in many proteins: important in methylating reactions
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methionine

/ ³¾É™-³Ù³óī′ə-²Ôŧ²Ô′ /

  1. An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C 5 H 11 NO 2 S.
  2. See more at amino acid
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of methionine1

First recorded in 1925–30; blend of methyl and thionine ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of methionine1

C20: meth- + thionine
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To promote these reactions, alternative meat developers will add browning agents, including specific amino acids such as cysteine, methionine and lysine, sugars and the vitamin thiamin.

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Limiting the essential amino acid methionine appears to amplify the effects of radiation and chemotherapy in mice with colon cancer and sarcomas.

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If farmers cannot use methionine, their thinking goes, industrial-style organic chicken farms will no longer be viable.

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Supplementation of methionine, another amino acid whose synthesis requires large amounts of NADPH, also improves the tolerance of cells to diamide6.

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Moreover, the K27M mutation affects not only the histone gene in which it occurs; in fact, the methionine broadly inhibits the enzyme that adds methyl groups to lysines in histones.

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