isoleucine

(ī′sə lo̵̅o̅sēn′, -sin)

noun

an essential amino acid, CHCHCH(CH)CH(NH)COOH, an isomer of leucine, found in small amounts in most proteins

Origin: iso- + leucine

See isoleucine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, that is isomeric with leucine.

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