Medical term:
Isoleucine
isoleucine
[i″so-lu´sēn]a naturally occurring amino acid produced by hydrolysis of fibrin and other proteins, one of the essential amino acids, necessary for optimal infant growth and for nitrogen equilibrium in adults.
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i·so·leu·cine (I),
(ī'sō-lū'sēn),2-amino-3-methylvaleric acid; the l-stereoisomer is found in almost all proteins; an isomer of leucine and, like it, a dietary essential amino acid.
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isoleucine
(ī′sə-lo͞o′sēn′)n.
An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, that is isomeric with leucine.
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i·so·leu·cine
(I) (ī'sō-lū'sēn)An l-amino acid found in almost all proteins; an isomer of leucine and, like it, a dietary essential amino acid.
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isoleucine
An essential AMINO ACID.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Fig. 198 Isoleucine . Molecular structure.
isoleucine (I, Ile)
one of 20 AMINO ACIDS common in proteins, that is nonpolar in structure and insoluble in water. The ISEOELECTRIC POINT of isoleucine is 6.0.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
iso·leu·cine
(I) (ī'sō-lū'sēn)An l-amino acid found in almost all proteins; an isomer of leucine and, like it, a dietary essential amino acid.
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