methionine

1. (countable, uncountable)A sulphur-containing amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, in L- and D-forms.

   Methionin

   метиони́нmetionín

   метіонінmetionin

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

2. A sulphur-containing amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, in L- and D-forms.

   (countable, uncountable)The L-form thereof, a lipotropic molecule widely occurring in living organisms and found in most protein; in humans it is an essential amino acid.

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