different between methionine vs homoserine

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methyl +? thio- +? -n- +? -ine

methionine (countable and uncountable, plural methionines)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, found in most protein.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 253:
  The purpose was to make soya beans more healthy for those for whom they are a staple food by correcting soya beans' natural deficiency in a chemical called methionine.

homoserine (countable and uncountable, plural homoserines)

(biochemistry) The amino acid 2-amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of methionine, threonine and isoleucine

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