What does isoleucine mean?

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  1. (biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.
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We have launched a series of high-end amino acid products such as valine, leucine, isoleucine and glutamine.
Branched-chain amino acids are composed of leucine, isoleucine and valine, three of 18 amino acids that make up a complete protein.
The aspartate can be used as a precursor for the synthesis of other amino acids such as asparagine, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, valine, lysine, and methionine.
The body is unable to synthesise leucine, isoleucine and valine sufficiently quickly, so the animal's needs must be met through its diet.
Valine, leucine and isoleucine represent at least one third of all essential amino acids in the composition of the muscle proteins.
Valine, leucine and isoleucine are able to stimulate the synthesis of proteins and slow down their degradation in the muscles.

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