Useful english dictionary. 2012.
i|so|leu|cine — «Y suh LOO seen, sihn», noun. an amino acid present in casein and body tissue, that is essential to the diet of man and animals. Formula: C6H13NO2 ╂[< iso + leucine] … Useful english dictionary
leu — ad·i·po·leu·co·cyte; am·y·lo·leu·cite; bou·leu·te·ri·on; ceph·a·leu·ros; far·leu; ho·moeo·te·leu·tic; ho·moeo·te·leu·ton; ho·moio·te·leu·ton; leu·ca·den·dron; leu·cae·na; leu·cet·ta; leu·ci·fer; leu·cine; leu·cite; leu·cit·ic; leu·ci·tite;… … English syllables
cine — col·chi·cine; co·ma·cine; dou·cine; fes·tu·cine; fu·li·cine; gar·an·cine; glau·cine; hir·cine; leu·cine; lim·a·cine; lum·bri·cine; lyn·cine; myr·mi·cine; nat·ri·cine; noc·ti·lu·cine; os·cine; per·di·cine; phal·a·cro·cor·a·cine; pho·cine; pi·cine; … English syllables
leucine — leu·cine … English syllables
leucine-enkephalin — leu·cine en·keph·a·lin lü .sēn en kef ə lən n a pentapeptide having a terminal leucine residue that is one of the two enkephalins occurring naturally in the brain called also Leu enkephalin … Medical dictionary
leucine — leu•cine [[t]ˈlu sin, sɪn[/t]] n. biochem. one of the essential amino acids, (CH3)2CHCH2CH(NH2)COOpresent in most proteins Abbr.: Leu;Symbol.:L II, 3) • Etymology: < F (1820) < Gkleuk(ós)white + F ine ine I … From formal English to slang
leucine — 2 Amino 4 methylvaleric acid; the l isomer is one of the amino acid s found in proteins; a nutritionally essential amino acid. l. aminopeptidase aminopeptidase (cytosol). l. dehydrogenase an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of l l., water, and… … Medical dictionary
isoleucine — 2 Amino 3 methylvaleric acid; the l amino acid found in almost all proteins; an isomer of leucine and, like it, a dietary essential amino acid. * * * iso·leu·cine .ī sō lü .sēn n a crystalline essential amino acid C6H13NO2 isomeric with leucine… … Medical dictionary
norleucine — α Amino n caproic acid; 2 aminohexanoic acid; an α amino acid, isomer of leucine and isoleucine, but not found in proteins; a deamination product of l lysine, to which it is linked in collagens. SYN: glycoleucine. * * * nor·leu·cine ( )nȯr lü… … Medical dictionary
CH32CHCH2CHNH2-COOH — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
