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threonine

DEFINITIONS OF: threonine

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n a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition

Type of:
essential amino acid
an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
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