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threonine
[ three-uh-neen, -nin ]
/ ˈθri əˌnin, -nɪn /
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noun Biochemistry.
an essential amino acid, CH3CHOHCH(NH2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins. Abbreviation: Thr; Symbol: T
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Words nearby threonine
three-way bulb, three-wheeler, thremmatology, threnode, threnody, threonine, thresh, thresher, threshing machine, threshold, threshold agreement
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How to use threonine in a sentence
A bat coronavirus with a threonine may have infected people first.
One key change may have helped the coronavirus become a global menace|Erin Garcia de Jesús|August 10, 2021|Science News For StudentsA bat coronavirus with a threonine at that spot may have infected people first and then rapidly adopted an alanine, helping the virus transmit more efficiently among people.
One mutation may have set the coronavirus up to become a global menace|Erin Garcia de Jesús|July 12, 2021|Science News
British Dictionary definitions for threonine
threonine
/ (ˈθriːəˌniːn, -nɪn) /
noun
an essential amino acid that occurs in certain proteins
Word Origin for threonine
C20 threon-, probably from Greek eruthron, from eruthros red (see erythro-) + -ine ²
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Medical definitions for threonine
threonine
[ thrē′ə-nēn′, -nĭn ]
n.
A colorless crystalline amino acid that is derived from the hydrolysis of protein and is an essential component of human nutrition.
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Scientific definitions for threonine
threonine
[ thrē′ə-nēn′ ]
An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C4H9NO3. See more at amino acid.
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