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isoleucine

noun
iso·​leu·​cine | \ ˌī-sō-ˈlü-ˌsēn How to pronounce isoleucine (audio) \

Definition of isoleucine

: a crystalline, hydrophobic, essential amino acid C6H13NO2 that is obtained in its levorotatory L-form by the hydrolysis of dietary protein and is isomeric with leucine

First Known Use of isoleucine

1903, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for isoleucine

International Scientific Vocabulary

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isoleucine

noun
iso·​leu·​cine | \ ˌī-sō-ˈlü-ˌsēn How to pronounce isoleucine (audio) \

Medical Definition of isoleucine

: a crystalline essential amino acid C6H13NO2 isomeric with leucine abbreviation Ile

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