Threonine is one of the 20 naturally-occuring amino acids used by all organisms in the biosynthesis of proteins and is an essential dietary amino acid for humans. Threonine residues in proteins are subject to post-translational phosphorylation, a critical regulatory and signal transduction mechanism. In addition to its role as a protein building block, threonine can serve as a precursor to other amino acids and metabolites, including glycine, isoleucine and acetyl-coenzyme A. Recent research has shown that threonine is a vital nutrient for embryonic stem cells and threonine metabolism (mediated by the enzyme threonine dehydrogenase) is required for unlimited self-renewal and maintenance of stem cell pluripotency. Dietary threonine deficienc
Size
100 assays
Concentration
n/a
Applications
Estimation of Threonine in various biological samples