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Methionine is an alpha [[Amino acids|amino acid]] also known as Met or M. It is classified as a [[Non polar | Methionine is an alpha [[Amino acids|amino acid]] also known as Met or M. It is classified as a [[Non-polar|non-polar]] amino acid. Methionine is an '[[Essential amino acid|essential amino acid]]' as it is not produced naturally in humans, and therefore must be ingested. The [[Codon|triplet code]] for methionine is AUG, which is always the first codon to be translated in an [[Open reading frame|open reading frame]]. |
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Methionine is an alpha amino acid also known as Met or M. It is classified as a non-polar amino acid. Methionine is an 'essential amino acid' as it is not produced naturally in humans, and therefore must be ingested. The triplet code for methionine is AUG, which is always the first codon to be translated in an open reading frame.