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isoleucine
[ ahy-suh-loo-seen, -sin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 13 O 2 , occurring in proteins, that is essential to the nutrition of humans and animals. : Ile; : I
isoleucine
/ -sɪn; ˌaɪsəʊˈluːsiːn /
noun
- an essential amino acid that occurs in proteins and is formed by protein hydrolysis
isoleucine
/ ī′sə-lo̅o̅′sēn′ /
- An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C 6 H 13 NO 2 .
- See more at amino acid
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