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Threonine

Index Threonine

Threonine (symbol Thr or T) is an amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. [1]

56 relations: Acetyl-CoA, Amine, Amino acid, Aspartate kinase, Aspartate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase, Aspartic acid, Biosynthesis, Black turtle bean, Carboxylic acid, Chemical formula, Chirality (chemistry), Cottage cheese, Crotonic acid, Diastereomer, Escherichia coli, Essential amino acid, Ester, Fish, Genetic code, Glycine, Glycosylation, Homoserine, Homoserine dehydrogenase, Homoserine kinase, Hydroxy group, Isoleucine, Kinase, L-threonine dehydrogenase, Lentil, Meat, Mercury(II) acetate, Monosaccharide, National Academy of Medicine, Phosphorylation, Post-translational modification, Poultry, Precursor (chemistry), Prodrug, Protein, Proteinogenic amino acid, Pseudogene, Pyruvic acid, Racemic mixture, Serine, Serine dehydratase, Sesame, Side chain, ST motif, ST staple, ST turn, ..., Stereoisomerism, Thiolysis, Threonic acid, Threonine, Threonine synthase, William Cumming Rose. Expand index (6 more) »

Acetyl-CoA

Acetyl-CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) is a molecule that participates in many biochemical reactions in protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.

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Amine

In organic chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

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Aspartate kinase

Aspartate kinase (aspartokinase, aspartic kinase) is an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate.

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Aspartate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase

In enzymology, an aspartate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase is an enzyme that is very important in the biosynthesis of amino acids in prokaryotes, fungi, and some higher plants.

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Aspartic acid

Aspartic acid (symbol Asp or D; salts known as aspartates), is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Biosynthesis

Biosynthesis (also called anabolism) is a multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed process where substrates are converted into more complex products in living organisms.

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Black turtle bean

The black turtle bean is a small, shiny variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), especially popular in Latin American cuisine, though it can also be found in Cajun and Creole cuisines of south Louisiana.

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Carboxylic acid

A carboxylic acid is an organic compound that contains a carboxyl group (C(.

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Chemical formula

A chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as parentheses, dashes, brackets, commas and plus (+) and minus (−) signs.

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Chirality (chemistry)

Chirality is a geometric property of some molecules and ions.

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Cottage cheese

Cottage cheese is a fresh cheese curd product with a mild flavor.

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Crotonic acid

Crotonic acid ((E)-2-butenoic acid) or is a short-chain unsaturated carboxylic acid, described by the formula CH3CH.

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Diastereomer

Diastereomers (sometimes called diastereoisomers) are a type of a stereoisomer.

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Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli (also known as E. coli) is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms).

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Essential amino acid

An essential amino acid, or indispensable amino acid, is an amino acid that cannot be synthesized ''de novo'' (from scratch) by the organism, and thus must be supplied in its diet.

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Ester

In chemistry, an ester is a chemical compound derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one –OH (hydroxyl) group is replaced by an –O–alkyl (alkoxy) group.

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Fish

Fish are gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits.

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Genetic code

The genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material (DNA or mRNA sequences) into proteins.

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Glycine

Glycine (symbol Gly or G) is the amino acid that has a single hydrogen atom as its side chain.

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Glycosylation

Glycosylation (see also chemical glycosylation) is the reaction in which a carbohydrate, i.e. a glycosyl donor, is attached to a hydroxyl or other functional group of another molecule (a glycosyl acceptor).

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Homoserine

Homoserine (also called isothreonine) is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH2CH2OH.

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Homoserine dehydrogenase

In enzymology, a homoserine dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 2 substrates of this enzyme are L-homoserine and NAD+ (or NADP+), whereas its 3 products are L-aspartate 4-semialdehyde, NADH (or NADPH), and H+.

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Homoserine kinase

In enzymology, a homoserine kinase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and L-homoserine, whereas its two products are ADP and O-phospho-L-homoserine.

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Hydroxy group

A hydroxy or hydroxyl group is the entity with the formula OH.

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Isoleucine

Isoleucine (symbol Ile or I) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Kinase

In biochemistry, a kinase is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups from high-energy, phosphate-donating molecules to specific substrates.

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L-threonine dehydrogenase

L-Threonine dehydrogenase is an enzyme that facilitates the catabolism of threonine.

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Lentil

The lentil (Lens culinaris or Lens esculenta) is an edible pulse.

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Meat

Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food.

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Mercury(II) acetate

Mercury(II) acetate is the chemical compound with the formula Hg(O2CCH3)2.

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Monosaccharide

Monosaccharides (from Greek monos: single, sacchar: sugar), also called simple sugars, are the most basic units of carbohydrates.

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National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly called the Institute of Medicine (IoM), is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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Phosphorylation

In chemistry, phosphorylation of a molecule is the attachment of a phosphoryl group.

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Post-translational modification

Post-translational modification (PTM) refers to the covalent and generally enzymatic modification of proteins following protein biosynthesis.

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Poultry

Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers.

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Precursor (chemistry)

In chemistry, a precursor is a compound that participates in a chemical reaction that produces another compound.

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Prodrug

A prodrug is a medication or compound that, after administration, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Proteinogenic amino acid

Proteinogenic amino acids are amino acids that are incorporated biosynthetically into proteins during translation.

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Pseudogene

Pseudogenes are segments of DNA that are related to real genes.

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Pyruvic acid

Pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is the simplest of the alpha-keto acids, with a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group.

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Racemic mixture

In chemistry, a racemic mixture, or racemate, is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule.

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Serine

Serine (symbol Ser or S) is an ɑ-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Serine dehydratase

Serine dehydratase or L-serine ammonia lyase (SDH) is in the β-family of pyridoxal phosphate-dependent (PLP) enzymes.

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Sesame

Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum, also called benne.

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Side chain

In organic chemistry and biochemistry, a side chain is a chemical group that is attached to a core part of the molecule called "main chain" or backbone.

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ST motif

The ST motif is a commonly occurring feature in proteins and polypeptides.

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ST staple

The ST staple is a common four- or five-amino acid residue motif in proteins and polypeptides with serine or threonine as the C-terminal residue.

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ST turn

The ST turn is a structural feature in proteins and polypeptides.

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Stereoisomerism

In stereochemistry, stereoisomers are isomeric molecules that have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but differ in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms in space.

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Thiolysis

Thiolysis is a reaction with a thiol (R-SH) that cleaves one compound into two.

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Threonic acid

Threonic acid is a sugar acid derived from threose.

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Threonine

Threonine (symbol Thr or T) is an amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Threonine synthase

In enzymology, a threonine synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are O-phospho-L-homoserine and H2O, whereas its two products are L-threonine and phosphate.

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William Cumming Rose

William Cumming Rose (April 4, 1887 – September 25, 1985) was an American biochemist and nutritionist.

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2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid, Allo-threonine, L-Threonine, L-allo-threonine, L-threonine, Phosphothreonine, Threonin, Threonine metabolism, Threoninium.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threonine

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