Biology
Methionine is an essential amino acid which together with cysteine is the primary supplier of sulfur for the body. It assists for the removal of heavy metals such as lead and mercury and prevents liver damage. It is found in foods such as red meat, fish, beans, garlic, onions, yogurt and seeds.
- A Special Initiator Trna Starts The Polypeptide Chain
KEY TERMS:The initiation codon is a special codon (usually AUG) used to start synthesis of a protein. N-formyl-methionyl-tRNA (tRNAfMet) is the aminoacyl-tRNA that initiates bacterial protein synthesis. The amino group of the methionine is formylated....
- The Codon Aug Codes For
A) Histidine B) Methionine C) Valine D) Phenylalanine The correct answer is: B) Methionine...
- Glycine (gly C)
Term: glycineLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to sweet?Origin: Anc Greek??????/glykys (=sweet) >????/lyki(=pleasant, bright)Coined/History In 1818 the French chemist Henri Braconnot(1780-1855) isolated glycine from gelatin and named it ?sucrede...
- Threonine (thr T)
Term: threonine (Thr T)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to erythrose or pertaining to red?Origin: Anc Greek???????/erythros(=red)Coined/History Threonine was discovered in 1930 by American nutritionist William Cumming Rose (1887-1985) in...
- Leucine (leu L)
Term: leucineLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to white?Origin: Anc Greek??????/leukos(=white)Coined/History Leucine was isolated in 1818 by French chemist Joseph Louis Proust (1754-1855) from cheese in a white crystalline state. Finally it...
Biology
methionine (Met M)
Term: methionine (Met M)
Literally meaning: ?pertaining to methyl and sulfur?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/methy(=drunkenness) + ???/hely (= trunk, wood)
+????/thio(=pertaining to god as it was used in worship)
Coined/History
Methionine, although had discovered in 1922 by JH Muller, was named 6 years later by Barger and Coyne as a suitable contraction for ?-methiol-?-aminobutyric acid.
Definition
Methionine is an essential amino acid which together with cysteine is the primary supplier of sulfur for the body. It assists for the removal of heavy metals such as lead and mercury and prevents liver damage. It is found in foods such as red meat, fish, beans, garlic, onions, yogurt and seeds. - A Special Initiator Trna Starts The Polypeptide Chain
KEY TERMS:The initiation codon is a special codon (usually AUG) used to start synthesis of a protein. N-formyl-methionyl-tRNA (tRNAfMet) is the aminoacyl-tRNA that initiates bacterial protein synthesis. The amino group of the methionine is formylated....
- The Codon Aug Codes For
A) Histidine B) Methionine C) Valine D) Phenylalanine The correct answer is: B) Methionine...
- Glycine (gly C)
Term: glycineLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to sweet?Origin: Anc Greek??????/glykys (=sweet) >????/lyki(=pleasant, bright)Coined/History In 1818 the French chemist Henri Braconnot(1780-1855) isolated glycine from gelatin and named it ?sucrede...
- Threonine (thr T)
Term: threonine (Thr T)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to erythrose or pertaining to red?Origin: Anc Greek???????/erythros(=red)Coined/History Threonine was discovered in 1930 by American nutritionist William Cumming Rose (1887-1985) in...
- Leucine (leu L)
Term: leucineLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to white?Origin: Anc Greek??????/leukos(=white)Coined/History Leucine was isolated in 1818 by French chemist Joseph Louis Proust (1754-1855) from cheese in a white crystalline state. Finally it...