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Definition of Leucine

1. Noun. A white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins.

Definition of Leucine

1. an amino acid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Leucine

1. The most abundant amino acid found in proteins. Confers hydrophobicity and has a structural rather than a chemical role. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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