methionine

Definition

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

Etymology

From methyl + thio- + -n- + -ine.

Example Sentences

• "The purpose was to make soya beans more healthy for those for whom they are a staple food by correcting soya beans' natural deficiency in a chemical called methionine."