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Leucine (symbol Leu or L) is an
essential amino acid that is used in the
biosynthesis of proteins.
Leucine is an α-amino acid,
meaning it
contains an α-amino...
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leucines are
primarily the four
isomeric amino acids:
leucine, isoleucine, tert-
leucine (terleucine, pseudoleucine) and norleucine.
Being compared...
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leucine zipper (or
leucine scissors) is a
common three-dimensional
structural motif in proteins. They were
first described by
Landschulz and collaborators...
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carbon atoms).
Among the
proteinogenic amino acids,
there are
three BCAAs:
leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Non-proteinogenic
BCAAs include 2-aminoisobutyric...
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Leucine (beta-
leucine) is a beta
amino acid and
positional isomer of L-
leucine which is
naturally produced in
humans via the
metabolism of L-
leucine by...
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Levacetylleucine (N-acetyl-L-
leucine), sold
under the
brand name Aqneursa, is a
medication used for the
treatment of
neurological manifestations of Niemann-Pick...
- In enzymology, a
leucine transaminase (EC 2.6.1.6) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction L-
leucine + 2-oxoglutarate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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leucine-rich
repeat (LRR) is a
protein structural motif that
forms an α/β
horseshoe fold. It is
composed of
repeating 20–30
amino acid
stretches that...
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Acetylleucine (N-acetyl-
leucine) is a
modified leucine amino acid. Two
forms are commercialized: N-acetyl-DL-
leucine (sold
under the
brand Tanganil, among...
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transamination of the α-ketoisocaproate by the
action of a glutamate-
leucine transaminase.
Leucine, like valine,
regulates the
first step of its
pathway by inhibiting...
