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norleucine

norleucine noun: an isomer of leucine, not found in natural proteins, used in experimental studies of protein structure and function.

Noun

norleucine (countable and uncountable, plural norleucines)

  1. An isomer of leucine, not found in natural proteins, used in experimental studies of protein structure and function.

Forms of norleucine

pluralnorleucines

Origin of norleucine

From nor- + leucine.

Questions about norleucine

What does norleucine mean?
Norleucine means an isomer of leucine, not found in natural proteins, used in experimental studies of protein structure and function.
What part of speech is norleucine?
Norleucine is a noun.
What is the plural of norleucine?
The plural of norleucine is norleucines.

Words near norleucine in the dictionary

  1. Norlanders
  2. Norlands
  3. Norlane
  4. norlapachol
  5. norlaudanosoline
  6. norleucine
  7. norleucines
  8. norlevorphanol
  9. norlichexanthone
  10. norlichexanthones
  11. norlignan

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