Methionine vs Adenosylmethionine - What's the difference?
methionine | adenosylmethionine |
(amino acid, organic compound, ) A lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein.
* 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 253:
(biochemistry) An adenosyl derivative of methionine that is a common co-substrate involved in transmethylation
As nouns the difference between methionine and adenosylmethionine
is that methionine is a lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein while adenosylmethionine is an adenosyl derivative of methionine that is a common co-substrate involved in transmethylation.methionine
English
(wikipedia methionine)Noun
- 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 .
