THREONINE

threonine

(noun) a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

threonine (countable and uncountable, plural threonines)

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

Synonyms

• Thr

Anagrams

• orthenine

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