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Methionine is an alpha [[ | Methionine is an alpha [[Amino acids|amino acid]] also known as Met or M. It is classified as a [[Non polar amino acid|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 triplet code for methionine is AUG and this signals to mRNA to begin transcription of a protein from this point. | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 13 November 2011
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 and this signals to mRNA to begin transcription of a protein from this point.