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{{Image|Leucine stick figure.jpg|right|150px|'''Leucine''', one of the twenty common amino acids.}} | |||
'''Leucine''', abbreviated as '''Leu''' or '''L''', is one of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is one of the non-polar, aliphatic, [[hydrophobic]] amino acids. In proteins, leucine is usually buried in a hydrophobic pocket within the protein structure sequestered away from the protein surface. Leucine is similar to the amino acids [[isoleucine]] and [[valine]] in both structure and function. | '''Leucine''', abbreviated as '''Leu''' or '''L''', is one of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is one of the non-polar, aliphatic, [[hydrophobic]] amino acids. In proteins, leucine is usually buried in a hydrophobic pocket within the protein structure sequestered away from the protein surface. Leucine is similar to the amino acids [[isoleucine]] and [[valine]] in both structure and function. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:28, 8 June 2009
Leucine, abbreviated as Leu or L, is one of the twenty common amino acids used by living organisms to build proteins. It is one of the non-polar, aliphatic, hydrophobic amino acids. In proteins, leucine is usually buried in a hydrophobic pocket within the protein structure sequestered away from the protein surface. Leucine is similar to the amino acids isoleucine and valine in both structure and function.