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isoleucine

[ ahy-suh-loo-seen, -sin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. 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

  1. an essential amino acid that occurs in proteins and is formed by protein hydrolysis
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isoleucine

/ ī′sə-lo̅o̅sēn′ /

  1. An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C 6 H 13 NO 2 .
  2. See more at amino acid


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Word History and Origins

Origin of isoleucine1

First recorded in 1900–05; iso- + leucine
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