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Leucine

Known as: (S)-(+)-Leucine, Leucine [Chemical/Ingredient], Leucine, L-Isomer 
One of nine essential amino acids in humans (provided by food), Leucine is important for protein synthesis and many metabolic functions. Leucine… 
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(S)-gamma-fluoroleucine ethyl ester4-amino-6-methylhept-2-enoic acidAF40431BB 882

Broader (2)

Amino Acidsnonpolar amino acids
In BloodIsoleucine / Leucine / ValineLeucine:SCnc:Pt:CSF:QnPERIKABIVEN INJ

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
cDNA to chick lumican (corneal keratan sulfate proteoglycan) reveals homology to the small interstitial proteoglycan gene family and expression in muscle and intestine.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Recombinant C5a stimulates transcription rather than translation of interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor: translational signal provided by lipopolysaccharide or IL-1 itself.
We investigated the effects of recombinant C5a (rC5a) on gene expression and synthesis of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Pro----leu change at position 102 of prion protein is the most common but not the sole mutation related to Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Chemoattractant receptor-induced hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate in human polymorphonuclear leukocyte membranes. Requirement for a guanine nucleotide regulatory protein.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Quantitative changes in T helper or T suppressor/cytotoxic lymphocyte subsets that distinguish acquired immune deficiency syndrome from other immune subset disorders.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Leu M1 and peanut agglutinin stain the neoplastic cells of Hodgkin's disease.
It has been suggested that the malignant cells of Hodgkin's disease (HD), Reed-Sternberg cells, and their mononuclear variants… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Increased sodium ion influx is necessary to initiate rat hepatocyte proliferation
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Stimulation of neutrophil oxidative metabolism by chemotactic peptides: influence of calcium ion concentration and cytochalasin B and comparison with stimulation by phorbol myristate acetate.
Incubation of human neutrophils with the chemotactic peptide F-met-Ieu-phe induced uptake of extracellular oxygen and production… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Determination of a new rapid plasmin inhibitor in human blood by means of a plasmin specific tripeptide substrate.
A method for determination of antiplasmin activity is presented. Plasmin and plasma are incubated, and the remaining plasmin… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The complete amino acid sequence of bovine α-lactalbumin.
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