leucine meaning

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leucine (noun): a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins.

Definition of leucine

  1. a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins

    Type of: essential amino acid

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LE · words ending in NE · 7-letter words

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