थ्रियोनिन
Also known as Thr, T, L-Threonin, L-(-)-Threonine, L-2-Amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid, (2S,3R)-(-)-Threonine, (2S)-threonine, 2-Amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid
Threonine (symbol Thr or T) is an amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH form when dissolved in water), a carboxyl group (which is in the deprotonated −COO− form when dissolved in water), and a side chain containing a hydroxyl group, making it a polar, uncharged amino acid. It is essential in humans, meaning the body cannot synthesize it: it must be obtained from the diet. Threonine is synthesized from aspartate in bacteria such as E. coli. It is encoded by all the codons starting AC (ACU, ACC, ACA, and ACG).
AI overview
L-threonine is an amino acid—a building block of proteins—that your body cannot make on its own and must obtain from food. It's important because your body needs it to build and maintain proteins, and it has a special chemical structure that includes a hydroxyl group, making it polar and uncharged.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H9NO3
- Molecular weight
- 119.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2S,3R)-2-azaniumyl-3-hydroxybutanoate
- SMILES
- C[C@H]([C@@H](C(=O)[O-])[NH3+])O
- InChIKey
- AYFVYJQAPQTCCC-GBXIJSLDSA-N
- XLogP
- -2.3
- Polar surface area
- 88 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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