leucine
Noun
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A white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition;
Obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins (synset 114959266)is a type of: essential amino acid - an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
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