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An essential amino acid, CHNO, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.Syn: Leu
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Leucine — L ou S(+) leucine D ou R( ) leucine Général … Wikipédia en Français
leucine — [ løsin ] n. f. • 1832; de leuc(o) et ine ♦ Biochim. Acide aminé essentiel, l un des vingt constituants des protéines. ⇒ isoleucine. ● leucine nom féminin Aminoacide dont l antipode lévogyre, la L leucine, est un constituant essentiel des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leucine — [lo͞o′sēn΄, lo͞o′sin] n. [< Gr leukos, white (see LIGHT1) + INE3] an essential amino acid, (CH3) 2CHCH2CH(NH2)COOH, produced by the hydrolysis of proteins by pancreatic enzymes during digestion and by the putrefaction of nitrogenous organic… … English World dictionary
Leucine — NatOrganicBox name= ( S ) 2 amino 4 methyl pentanoic acid PubChem=6106 CAS=61 90 5 SMILES=CC(C)C [C@H] (N)C(O)=O C=6 |H=13 |N=1 |O=2 mass=131.18 g/molLeucine (abbreviated as Leu or L) [cite web | author=IUPAC IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical … Wikipedia
Leucine — Als Leucine fasst man zunächst die vier isomeren Aminosäuren Leucin, Isoleucin, tert Leucin und Norleucin zusammen. Im Vergleich mit den vier Butanolen kann man sie als butylsubstituierte Glycine auffassen; damit sind alle vier Varianten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
leucine — leucinas statusas T sritis chemija formulė (CH₃)₂CHCH₂CH(NH₂)COOH santrumpa( os) Leu, L atitikmenys: angl. leucine rus. лейцин ryšiai: sinonimas – 2 amino 4 metilpentano rūgštis … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Leucine-2-alanine enkephalin — is a synthetic delta selective opioid peptide with analgesic properties. Treatment with dadle results in transient depression of mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi bin/omd?enkephalin,+leucine 2 alanine]… … Wikipedia
Leucine-responsive protein — Leucine responsive protein, or Lrp, is a global regulator protein, meaning that it regulates the biosynthesis of leucine, as well as the other branched chain amino acids, valine and isoleucine. In bacteria, it is encoded by the lrp gene.Lrp… … Wikipedia
leucine aminopeptidase — n an aminopeptidase that cleaves terminal amino acid residues and esp. leucine from protein chains, is found in all bodily tissues, and is increased in the serum in some conditions or diseases (as pancreatic carcinoma) * * * (LAP) leu·cine… … Medical dictionary
