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methionine

methionine

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An essential amino acid that contains sulfur and helps the body grow and repair tissues
  • noun
  • /mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/
  • Specialized
: metionina
  • One child had abnormal methylfolate metabolism, one had abnormal methylcobalamin metabolism, and one had hypermethioninaemia probably caused by methionine adenosyltransferase deficiency.
  • methionine and adenosylmethionine
  • deficiency of methionine
  • methionine concentrations

And if you're really concerning yourself with hypertrophy, I think the three most important amino acids would be leucine, lysine and methionine.

Examples

  • After baseline studies when he was 3 years old, the patient started oral L-methionine treatment (160 mg three times daily).

    Academic text (1991)

  • Also, legumes are low in methionine, and grains are low in lysine.

    Blog text (30)

  • If you only ate beans, you'd run out of methionine before you got enough.

  • Our body combines L-arginine, glycine, and L-methionine to make creatine.

    Blog text (29)

  • The methyl donor-deficient diet contained 90% less choline, folate, and methionine than the control diet.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The body needs methionine to help produce important proteins.

  • Meat and dairy are good sources of methionine for maintaining human health.

  • Vegetarians often combine foods to meet their methionine requirements.

Surface Forms

methionine singular
methionines plural

Etymology

The word methionine comes from the parts methyl ('a small chemical part') and thio ('sulfur') plus the ending -ine, so the name points to a molecule that has sulfur in it. That's why methionine is the 'sulfur'-containing amino acid that our bodies need from food.