Leucine (symbol Leu or L) is an essential amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Leucine is an α-amino acid, meaning it contains an α-amino...
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The leucines are primarily the four isomeric amino acids: leucine, isoleucine, tert-leucine (terleucine, pseudoleucine) and norleucine. Being compared...
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A leucine zipper (or leucine scissors) is a common three-dimensional structural motif in proteins. They were first described by Landschulz and collaborators...
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β-Leucine (beta-leucine) is a beta amino acid and positional isomer of L-leucine which is naturally produced in humans via the metabolism of L-leucine by...
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Branched-chain amino acid (redirect from Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation)
carbon atoms). Among the proteinogenic amino acids, there are three BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Non-proteinogenic BCAAs include 2-aminoisobutyric...
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In enzymology, a leucine dehydrogenase (EC 1.4.1.9) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-leucine + H2O + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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Acetylleucine (redirect from Acetyl-L-Leucine)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Commission. Leucine "N-Acetyl-DL-leucine". PubChem Open Chemistry Database. Retrieved 26 Mar 2017. "N07CA04...
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include hypoglycemia leucine-induced; hypoglycemia leucine induced; and familial infantile hypoglycemia precipitated by leucine. "Leucine-sensitive hypoglycemia...
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In enzymology, a leucine transaminase (EC 2.6.1.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-leucine + 2-oxoglutarate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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A leucine-rich repeat (LRR) is a protein structural motif that forms an α/β horseshoe fold. It is composed of repeating 20–30 amino acid stretches that...
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