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threonine

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thre·o·nine  (thr-nn, -nn)
n.
A colorless crystalline amino acid, C4H9NO3, that is obtained from the hydrolysis of protein and is an essential component of human nutrition.
[Probably from threose, a kind of sugar (alteration of erythrose : erythro- + -ose) + -ine.]
threonine [ˈθriːəˌniːn -nɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) an essential amino acid that occurs in certain proteins
[C20 threon-, probably from Greek eruthron, from eruthros red (see erythro-) + -ine2]
threonine  (thr-nn)
An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C4H9NO3. See more at amino acid.
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Noun1.threonine - a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition
essential amino acid - an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
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Amino acids with uncharged polar side chains +zero net charge at neutral pH +cysteine and tyrosine can lose a poton at alkaline pH +serine, threonine and tyrosine contain polar hydroxyl group +that can participate in hydrogen bond formation +asparagine , glutamine contain a carbonyl group and one amide group +they can participate in hydrogen bond 1.
Amino Acids by MD. Kais Haider Chowdhury / Food/cooking/nutrition community
The other resistant mutation is due to a threonine to isoleucine change at amino acid residue 942.
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Scientists observed the smallest increase in individual amino acids in alanine, threonine, glutamine and glycine, while cysteine displayed very minor increases in most locations.
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