leucine

[ loo-seen, -sin ]

nounBiochemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C6H13NO2, obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Abbreviation: Leu; Symbol: L

Origin of leucine

First recorded in 1820–30; leuc- + -ine¹

Words Nearby leucine

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How to use leucine in a sentence

Mulder and others have shown that it is merely impure leucine.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
An experiment carried out as above without any addition of leucine gave 9732 grams of alcohol containing 040 per cent.
Alcoholic Fermentation | Arthur Harden

British Dictionary definitions for leucine

leucine

leucin (ˈluːsɪn)

/ (ˈluːsiːn) /

noun

an essential amino acid found in many proteins

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Scientific definitions for leucine

leucine

[ lōō′sēn′ ]

An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C6H13NO2. See more at amino acid.

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