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isoleucine vs. leucine

[ ahy-suh-loo-seen, -sin ]
noun
  1. a crystalline amino acid, C6H13O2, occurring in proteins, that is essential to the nutrition of humans and animals. Abbreviation: Ile; Symbol: I
[ loo-seen, -sin ]
noun
  1. 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

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