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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.

Definition of Threonine

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

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Definition of Threonine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Threonine

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Threonine

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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