Isoleucine

//ˌaɪ.səˈluː.siːn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
amino acidileile

Etymology

From iso- + leucine.

Related phrases

essential amino acid

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