threonine
an essential amino acid, CH3CHOHCH(NH2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins. Abbreviation: Thr; Symbol: T
Origin of threonine
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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
/ (ˈθriːəˌniːn, -nɪn) /
an essential amino acid that occurs in certain proteins
Origin of threonine
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Scientific definitions for threonine
[ thrē′ə-nēn′ ]
An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C4H9NO3. See more at amino acid.
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