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leucine
(redirected from leucine aminopeptidase)

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leu·cine  (lsn)
n.
An essential amino acid, C4H9CH(NH2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of protein by pancreatic enzymes during digestion and necessary for optimal growth in infants and children and for the maintenance of nitrogen balance in adults.
[leuc(o)- + -ine.]
leucine [ˈluːsiːn], leucin [ˈluːsɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) an essential amino acid found in many proteins
leucine  (lsn)
An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C6H13NO2. See more at amino acid.
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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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ABSTRACT Leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) belongs to a family of ubiquitous peptidases, with roles in growth and development, stress responses and adaptation to changing environmental conditions.
A leucine aminopeptidase gene of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas ... by Wharam, Susan D.; Wardill, Trevor J.; Goddard, Victoria; Donald, Kirsten M.; Parry, Helen; Pascoe, P / Journal of Shellfish Research
8, were incubated overnight at 37[degrees]C with pronase (Calbiochem, EMD Biosciences, San Diego, CA) at 1:100 wt/wt ratio and leucine aminopeptidase (Sigma-Aldrich) at 1:1,000 wt/wt ratio.
Mycotoxin adducts on human serum albumin: biomarkers of exposure to ... by Dearborn, Dorr G. / Environmental Health Perspectives
By an enzyme-histochemical method, leucine aminopeptidase reactivity was localized principally within the cytoplasm of granulated cells in the buccal cavity, esophagus, esophageal pouch, hepatopancreas, and the third intestinal region, which implies that these sites are responsible for the synthesis and secretion of this peptidase for the digestion of proteinaceous nutrients.
Aminopeptidase reactivity in the digestive tract of adult abalone ... by Sobhon, Prasert / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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