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leucine

leucine

English

Noun

leucine ‎(countable and uncountable, plural leucines)

(biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

Synonyms

Leu

Derived terms

Translations

essential amino acid; C₆H₁₃NO₂

Danish: leucin
Esperanto: leŭcino
French: leucine (fr) f
German: Leucin (de) n
Greek: λευκίνη (el) f ‎(lefkíni)
Hungarian: leucin
Ido: leucino (io)
Japanese: ロイシン ‎(roishin)

Persian: لوسین ‎(lusin)
Polish: leucyna f
Portuguese: leucina f
Romanian: leucină (ro) f
Russian: лейци́н (ru) m ‎(lejcín)
Spanish: leucina f
Swedish: leucin (sv)

Italian

Noun

leucine f

plural of leucina

Anagrams

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