isoleucine

noun iso·leu·cine \ˌī-sō-ˈlü-ˌsēn\

Definition of ISOLEUCINE

: a crystalline essential amino acid C₆H₁₃NO₂ isomeric with leucine

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1903

Medical Dictionary

noun iso·leu·cine \ˌī-sō-ˈlü-ˌsēn\

: a crystalline essential amino acid C₆H₁₃NO₂ isomeric with leucine—abbreviation Ile

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