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Methionine vs Dehydromethionine - What's the difference?

methionine | dehydromethionine |

As nouns the difference between methionine and dehydromethionine

is that methionine is a lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein while dehydromethionine is the oxidation product of methionine, methylisothiazolidine-3-carboxylic acid

methionine

English

(wikipedia methionine)

Noun

  • (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:
    • 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 .

    Synonyms

    * Met

    External links

    * (wikipedia "methionine")

    dehydromethionine

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) The oxidation product of methionine, methylisothiazolidine-3-carboxylic acid