ISOLEUCINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does isoleucine mean? 

• ISOLEUCINE (noun)
  The noun ISOLEUCINE has 1 sense:

1. an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine

  Familiarity information: ISOLEUCINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISOLEUCINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("isoleucine" is a kind of...):

essential amino acid (an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet)

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of the isoleucine in a sample.

(Isoleucine Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Cancer cells in patients with Gleevec resistant cancer either had amplification of the bcr-abl gene, or mutation of a key amino acid involved in binding drug from threonine to isoleucine.

(Inhibition of Cellular Proliferation by Gleevec Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A measurement of the isoleucine in a biological specimen.

(Isoleucine Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

In newition to production from fatty acids, propionyl-CoA is derived from the metabolism of several fatty acids, including isoleucine, valine and methionine.

(Oxidation of Odd-Numbered Chain Fatty Acid Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Isoleucine is found especially in meats, fish, cheese, eggs, and most seeds and nuts.

(Isoleucine, NCI Thesaurus)

Asparagine, arginine, lysine, methionine, isoleucine, and some nucleotides are synthesized from aspartic acid.

(Aspartic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the reduction or elimination of the enzyme mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase which is responsible for the metabolism of the amino acid isoleucine and ketone-body metabolism.

(Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

The lipid emulsion portion contains soybean oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and fish oil; the amino acid solution contains alanine, arginine, glycine, histidine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, taurine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine.

(Electrolyte-free Parenteral Nutrition Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Necessary for hemoglobin formation and regulating blood sugar and energy levels, isoleucine is concentrated in muscle tissues in humans.

(Isoleucine, NCI Thesaurus)