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

isoleucine

/ ī′sə-lo̅o̅′sēn′ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of isoleucine¹

First recorded in 1900–05; iso- + leucine