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leucin

leucin is the dated form of leucine.

Meaning of leucine

Noun

leucine (countable and uncountable, plural leucines)

  1. An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.
    • Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations.2015 October 15, “Buffalo Cheese Whey Proteins, Identification of a 24 kDa Protein and Characterization of Their Hydrolysates: In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    Leu

Forms of leucin

pluralleucins

Questions about leucin

What is leucin the dated form of?
Leucin is the dated form of leucine.

Words near leucin in the dictionary

  1. leuchemias
  2. leuchtenbergite
  3. leuchtenbergites
  4. leuchæmia
  5. leucic acid
  6. leucin
  7. leucinal
  8. leucinamide
  9. leucine
  10. leucine zipper
  11. leucine zippers

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