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endopeptidase , endopeptidase A protein-digesting enzyme that cleaves a polypeptide chain at specific sites between amino acids. For example, chymotrypsin cleaves th… Isoleucine , isoleucine (I-soh-loo-seen) n. an essential amino acid. See also amino acid.
isoleucine An essential amino acid, rarely limiting in food; one of the… valine , valine (vay-leen) n. an essential amino acid. See also amino acid.
valine An aliphatic, non-polar, alpha-amino acid.
valine An essential amino acid,… Unsaturated Fatty Acids , polyunsaturated fatty acids Long‐chain fatty acids containing two or more double bonds, separated by methylene bridges: —CH2—CH=CH—CH2—CH=CH—CH2—.
un… Leucine , leucine An aliphatic, non-polar, neutral amino acid. Unlike most amino acids it is sparingly soluble in water.
leucine (loo-seen) n. an essential ami… Frederick Sanger , BRITISH CHEMIST
1918–
Frederick Sanger is surely one of the most outstanding biochemists of modern times. His methods for determining the exact seque…