Definition of Threonine

1. Noun. A colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition.

Generic synonyms: Essential Amino Acid

Definition of Threonine

1. Noun. (amino acid) An essential amino acid C4H19NO3 found in most animal proteins. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Threonine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Threonine

1. The hydroxylated polar amino acid. (15 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Threonine

threnode
threnodes
threnodial
threnodic
threnodies
threnodist
threnodists
threnody
threnos
threnoses
threofuranose
threofuranoses
threofuranoside
threofuranosides
threonic acid
threonine (current term)
threonine-tRNA ligase
threonine acetaldehyde-lyase
threonine deaminase
threonine dehydratase
threonine permease
threonines
threonucleic
threonucleic acid
threonucleic acids
threonyl
threonyl tRNA synthetase kinase
threonyls
threose
threose nucleic acid

Literary usage of Threonine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology in International Agricultural Research: Proceedings of the by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"A lysine + threonine (L+T)-resistant maize line, LT19, was selected in tissue ... Free threonine overproduction increased the total threonine content in ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"threonine. 5. Alanine. 6. Citrulline. 7. Gluta- mine. 8. Histidine. 9. Lysine. ... threonine. 8. Alanine. 9. Hydroxyproline. 10. Methionine sulphone. loa. ..."

3. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"Although the role of kinases in the activation of the NADPH oxidase has been extensively studied, less is known about the role of serine-threonine phos- ..."

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