threonine

[ three-uh-neen, -nin ]

nounBiochemistry.

an essential amino acid, CH3CHOHCH(NH2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins. Abbreviation: Thr; Symbol: T

Origin of threonine

1925–30; threon- (alteration of Greek erythrón, neuter of erythrós red; see erythro-) + -ine²

Words Nearby threonine

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How to use threonine in a sentence

A bat coronavirus with a threonine may have infected people first.
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A 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.
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British Dictionary definitions for threonine

threonine

/ (ˈθriːəˌniːn, -nɪn) /

noun

an essential amino acid that occurs in certain proteins

Origin of threonine

C20 threon-, probably from Greek eruthron, from eruthros red (see erythro-) + -ine ²

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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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