Look up: leucine

1. leucine
   [n] - a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition
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2. leucine
   ((CH₃)₂CHCH₂CH(NH₂)COOH) A naturally occuring aliphatic amino acid with a nonpolar side chain.
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3. Leucine
   Leucine: An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, leucine is needed for optimal growth in childhood. It is one of the three branched-chain amino acids. Symbol: Leu.
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4. leucine
   (= leu; L; 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid; 131 D) The most abundant amino acid found in proteins. Confers hydrophobicity and has a structural rather than a chemical role. See Table A2.
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5. leucine
   <amino acid> The most abundant amino acid found in proteins. Confers hydrophobicity and has a structural rather than a chemical role. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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6. leucine
   noun a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
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7. leucine
   (loo´sēn) a naturally occurring essential amino acid that is necessary for growth in infants and for nitrogen equilibrium in adults.
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8. leucine
   an amino acid obtainable by the hydrolysis of most common proteins. Among the first of the amino acids to be discovered (1819), in muscle fibre and ... [7 related articles]
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9. leucine
   leucine (lOO'sēn) , organic compund, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereooisomer appears in mammalian protein. It is one of several essential amino acids needed in the diet; the human body cannot synthesize it from simpler metabolites. Young adults...
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10. leucine
    (Leu, L) Type: Term Pronunciation: lū′sēn Definitions: 1. the l-isomer is one of the amino acids found in proteins; a nutritionally essential amino acid.
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11. Leucine
    `Leucine` (abbreviated as `Leu` or `L`)--> is a branched-chain α-amino acid with the chemical formula HO₂CCH(NH₂)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂. It is an essential amino acid, which means that the human body cannot synthesize it. I...
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