isoleucine

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

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a crystalline amino acid, C6H13O2, occurring in proteins, that is essential to the nutrition of humans and animals. Abbreviation: Ile; Symbol: I

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Origin of isoleucine

1
First recorded in 1900–05; iso- + leucine

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British Dictionary definitions for isoleucine

isoleucine

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈluːsiːn, -sɪn) /


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

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Scientific definitions for isoleucine

isoleucine

[ ī′sə-lōōsēn′ ]


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

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