methionine
Type: molecule Aliases: methionine synthesis methionine cycle
Systems Analogy
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An essential sulfur-containing amino acid that acts as a fundamental initiator of protein translation and a precursor to the universal methyl donor SAM.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Methionine is an essential amino acid with a nonpolar methylthioether side chain."