proline

noun pro·line \ˈprō-ˌlēn\

Definition of PROLINE

: an amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ that can be synthesized by animals from glutamate

German Prolin, contraction of Pyrrolidin pyrrolidine (C₄H₉N), from International Scientific Vocabulary pyrrole + -idine

First Known Use: 1904

Medical Dictionary

noun pro·line \ˈprō-ˌlēn\

: an amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ that can be synthesized by animals from glutamate—abbreviation Pro

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