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leucines

leucines is the plural 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

Questions about leucines

What is leucines the plural of?
Leucines is the plural of leucine.

Words near leucines in the dictionary

  1. leucinamide
  2. leucine
  3. leucine zipper
  4. leucine zippers
  5. leucinemia
  6. leucines
  7. leucinic acid
  8. leucinocaine
  9. leucinol
  10. leucinostatin
  11. leucinostatins

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