leucine

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children. countable,uncountable
    — Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations.

词形变化

leucines plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *lewkós
Proto-Hellenic *leukós
Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English leucine
Derived from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -ine, equivalent to leuco- + -ine.
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