methionine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/ (US)
- /mɪˈθʌɪəniːn/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /mɪˈθʌɪənɪn/ (UK)
- /-ˌnaɪn/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English -n- English -ine English methionine From methyl + thio- + -n- + -ine.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A sulphur-containing amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, in L- and D-forms.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 253:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| methionines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
formyl methionine · methioninyl · acetylmethionine · homomethionine · dehydromethionine · selenomethionine · methioninemia · methioninol · methionyl
Relateds
Translations (35)
es metionina (amino acid) · bg метионин (amino acid) · sv metionin (amino acid) · sh метионин (amino acid) · de Methionin (amino acid) · fi metioniini (amino acid) · lt metioninas (amino acid) · eo metionino (amino acid) · cmn 甲硫氨酸 (amino acid) · nl methionine (amino acid) · ko 메티오닌 (amino acid) · cs methionin (amino acid) · pt metionina (amino acid) · he מתיונין (amino acid) · it metionina (amino acid) · fa متیونین (amino acid) · hu metionin (amino acid) · el μεθιονίνη (amino acid) · tr metiyonin (amino acid) · uk метіонін (amino acid) · lb Methionin (amino acid) · sh metionin (amino acid) · ar مِيثِيُونِين (amino acid) · lv metionīns (amino acid) · cmn 蛋氨酸 (amino acid) · ru метиони́н (amino acid) · oc metionina (amino acid) · fr méthionine (amino acid) · ca metionina (amino acid) · ro metionină (amino acid) · pl metionina (amino acid) · sk metionín (amino acid) · id metionina (amino acid) · ja メチオニン (amino acid) · no metionin (amino acid)