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An essential amino acid
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leucine
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context amino acid English) An essential amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leucine \Leu"cine\ (l[=oo]"s[=e]n), Leucin \Leu"cin\(l[=u]"s[i^]n), n. [Gr. leyko`s white.] (Physiol. Chem.) a naturally occurring alpha-amino acid ( (CH3)2CH.CH2.CH(NH2)-COOH ), one of the building units of almost all proteins of living organisms, both ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Leucine (abbreviated as Leu or L ; encoded by the six codons UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA, and CUG) is an α-amino acid used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic ...
Usage examples of leucine.
Five amino acids were formed- alanine, valine, leucine, glycine, and hydrogen cyanide.
Since most of the abbreviations consist of the first three letters of the name, they are not difficult to memorize: glycine gly alanine ala valine val leucine leu asparagine asp'Ntb aspartic acid asp glutamine ghrNH2 glutamic acid glu THE HUMAN BRAIN isoleucine proline phenylalanine tyrosine tryptophan serine threonine ileu pro phe tyr try ser thr lysine histidine lys his arginine methionine arg met cystine cysteine cy-S-cy-SH Of the abbreviations that are more than the first three letters of the names, ileu, asp-NH2, and ghrNH2 should be clear.
But it would give a rough percentage composition: so much valine, so much arginine, so much cystine and proline and leucine.