threonine
/three-uh-neen, -nin/US // ˈθri əˌnin, -nɪn //UK // (ˈθriːəˌniːn, -nɪn) //
苏氨酸,苏胺酸
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry.
- : an essential amino acid, CH3CHOHCHCOOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins. Abbreviation: Thr; Symbol: T
Examples
A bat coronavirus with a threonine may have infected people first.
A bat coronavirus with a threonine at that spot may have infected people first and then rapidly adopted an alanine, helping the virus transmit more efficiently among people.
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