isoleucine

[ahy-suh-loo-seen, -sin] /ˌaɪ səˈlu sin, -sɪn/
noun, Biochemistry
1.
a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 13 O 2 , occurring in proteins, that is essential to the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: I.
Abbreviation: Ile;
Origin
1900-05; iso- + leucine
Examples from the web for isoleucine
  • The proteins of barnacle glue, they discovered, are dominated by amino acids called proline and isoleucine.
British Dictionary definitions for isoleucine

isoleucine

/ˌaɪsəʊˈluːsiːn; -sɪn/
noun
1.
an essential amino acid that occurs in proteins and is formed by protein hydrolysis
isoleucine in Medicine

isoleucine i·so·leu·cine (ī'sə-lōō'sēn')
n.
Abbr. Ile
An essential amino acid that is isomeric with leucine.

isoleucine in Science
isoleucine
  (ī'sə-l'sēn')   
An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C6H13NO2. See more at amino acid.