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leucine definition

leu·cine (lo̵̅o̅′sēn′, -sin)

noun

an essential amino acid, (CH)CHCHCH(NH)COOH, produced by the hydrolysis of proteins by pancreatic enzymes during digestion and by the putrefaction of nitrogenous organic matter

Etymology: < Gr leukos, white (see light) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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