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leu·cine

 (lo͞o′sēn′)
n.
An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, obtained by the hydrolysis of protein by pancreatic enzymes during digestion and necessary for optimal growth in children and for the maintenance of nitrogen balance in adults.
[French : leuc-, leuc- + -ine, -ine.]
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leucine

(ˈluːsiːn) or

leucin

n
(Biochemistry) an essential amino acid found in many proteins
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leu•cine

(ˈlu sin, -sɪn)

n.
one of the essential amino acids, (CH3)2CHCH2CH(NH2)COOH, present in most proteins. Abbr.: Leu;Symbol.: L
[< French (1820) < Greek leuk(ós) white + French -ine -ine1]
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leu·cine

(lo͞o′sēn′)
An essential amino acid. See more at amino acid.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.leucine - a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins
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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Translations
leucin
Leucin
λευκίνη
leucina
leucine
ロイシン
leucyna

leu·cine

n. leucina, aminoácido esencial en el crecimiento y metabolismo.
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leucine

n leucina
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Both ATF6 and XBP1, two basic leucine zipper proteins related to the UPR, can bind to the CCACG region of ERSE following the binding of NF-Y to the CCAAT region [3,8].
The effect of heat stress on frame switch splicing of X-box binding protein 1 gene in horse
Nrf1 is a cap 'n' collar basic leucine zipper (CNC-bZIP) family transcription factor.
Transcriptional regulation of the 26S proteasome by Nrf1
13 (ANI): Two students from Sheltzer and Stony Brook University Chris Giuliano and Ann Lin have rejected the view that the gene called Maternal Embryonic Leucine Zipper Kinase as the sole cause for the development of cancer cells in the human body.
New research denies involvement of MELK genes as sole cause of cancer
The common feature, bZIP domain with length ranging from 60 to 80 amino acids (aa), includes two unique structures, a highly conserved DNA-binding basic and hinge region and a relatively diversified leucine zipper region [3].
Genome-Wide Identification of bZIP Family Genes Involved in Drought and Heat Stresses in Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
The product of TSC2 gene, tuberin, which consists of 1807 amino acids, is known to have seven domains including a leucine zipper region, two small coiled-coil domains (CCD1, CCD2), a small region of similarity with GTPase-activating protein (GAPD), two transcriptional activation domains (TAD1, TAD2), and a calmodulin-binding site (CaMD) in the carboxyl terminus of tuberin.
A Chinese Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Family and a Novel Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-2 Mutation
Lee, "Cold-inducible transcription factor, CaCBF, is associated with a homeodomain leucine zipper protein in hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)," Molecules and Cells, vol.
OsSLI1, a Homeodomain containing transcription activator, involves abscisic acid related stress response in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
NF-E2 belongs to the bZip (basic region leucine zipper) transcription factors.
Possible involvement of granulocyte oxidative burst in Nrf2 signaling in cancer
Take the leucine zipper protein structure (Landschulz et al., 1988).
Mirrors & maps: two sides of metaphor
Other topics include hybrid nanorods made from sequences of natural trimeric fibrous proteins using the fibritin trimerization motif, the Leucine zipper as a building block for self assembled protein fibers, biomimetic synthesis of biomorphic nanostructures, synthesis and primary characterization of self assembled peptide-based hydrogels,and the assembly of nanospecies on repetitive DNA sequences generated on gold nanoparticles by rolling circle amplification.
Nanostructure design; methods and protocols
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