proline

American  

[proh-leen, -lin] / ˈproʊ lin, -lɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Pro; P

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proline British  

/ ˈprəʊliːn, -lɪn /

noun

1. a nonessential amino acid that occurs in protein

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proline Scientific  

/ prō′lēn′ /

1. A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C ₅ H ₉ NO ₂ .

2. See more at amino acid

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Etymology

Origin of proline

First recorded in 1900–05; alteration of pyrrolidine

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

proline

However, they did find that the variant causes a shift from the amino acid proline to leucine, which may interfere with the formation of a helix found in the normal version.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2024

I have been taking niacin for years along with vitamin C and the amino acids lysine and proline.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

For example, CCU, CCC, CCA, and CCG are all codons for proline.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The resulting spike — called 2P, for the two new proline molecules it contained — was far more likely to assume the desired tulip shape.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2021

Nothing is known, however, of the process by which the more complicated closed-ring amino-acid compounds, such as proline, histidine, or tryptophane, are synthetized.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

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