METHIONINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methionine mean? 

• METHIONINE (noun)
  The noun METHIONINE has 1 sense:

1. a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition

  Familiarity information: METHIONINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHIONINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("methionine" is a kind of...):

essential amino acid (an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet)

 Context examples 

A sulphur-containing amino acid, methionine improves the tone and pliability of skin, hair, and strengthens nails.

(Methionine, NCI Thesaurus)

The amino acid methionine with selenium substituting for the sulphur moiety.

(L-Selenomethionine, NCI Thesaurus)

In animals, the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine is synthesized from homocysteine, which is itself derived from metabolism of the amino acid methionine.

(Biosynthesis of Cysteine Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This allele, which encodes S-methylmethionine—homocysteine S-methyltransferase BHMT2 protein, is involved in methionine synthesis.

(BHMT2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A fumagillin analogue and inhibitor of methionine aminopeptidase 2 (METAP2), with potential antiangiogenic and anti-obesity activity.

(Beloranib, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by abnormalities in the methionine metabolism and is associated with deficiency of cystathionine synthase.

(Homocystinuria, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary oral formulation of D-methionine with antioxidant and antimucositis activities.

(D-methionine Formulation MRX-1024, NCI Thesaurus)

A selenium (Se) analogue of methionine in which sulfur is replaced with the trace element selenium.

(DL-Selenomethionine, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available, small molecule selective and S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) competitive inhibitor of histone methyl transferase EZH2, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Histone Methyl Transferase EZH2 Inhibitor E7438, NCI Thesaurus)

A small molecule selective and S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) competitive inhibitor of histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase EZH2 Inhibitor GSK2816126, NCI Thesaurus)