methionine
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methionine
- /mɪˈθʌɪəniːn/ UK
- /mɪˈθʌɪənɪn/ UK
- /mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/ US
- /-ˌnaɪn/ US
noun methionines
- A sulphur-containing amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, in L- and D-forms.
- The L-form thereof, a lipotropic molecule widely occurring in living organisms and found in most protein; in humans it is an essential amino acid. The purpose was to make soya beans more healthy for those for whom they are a staple food by correcting soya beans' natural deficiency in a chemical called methionine.
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Talk about this word "methionine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/methionine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. methionine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/methionine "methionine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/methionine.
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@misc{methionine_2026,
title = {methionine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/methionine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
