VDict - Definition of leucine

English - English (Wordnet) dictionary (also found in French - Vietnamese)

leucine

Jump to user comments

Noun

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

Related search result for "leucine"

Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "leucine":
leccinum leucaena leucine leucoma lysine
Words contain "leucine":
isoleucine leucine
Words contain "leucine" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
isoleucine leucine

Comments and discussion on the word "leucine"