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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

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

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Leucine stimulates translation initiation in skeletal muscle of postabsorptive rats via a rapamycin-sensitive pathway.
The objectives of the present study were twofold: 1) to determine whether leucine is unique among the branched-chain amino acids… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
The Biology of the Small Leucine-rich Proteoglycans
If one of the keys to biology is protein structure, then nature is an efficient operator, because it adopts a number of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Isolation and structure of the endogenous agonist of opioid receptor-like ORL1 receptor
THE ORL1 receptor, an orphan receptor whose human1and murine2á¤-8 complementary DNAs have recently been characterized… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Model for the structure of bacteriorhodopsin based on high-resolution electron cryo-microscopy.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Fetal and placental size and risk of hypertension in adult life.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Deamidation, isomerization, and racemization at asparaginyl and aspartyl residues in peptides. Succinimide-linked reactions that contribute to protein degradation.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The amygdalostriatal projection in the rat—an anatomical study by anterograde and retrograde tracing methods
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Efferent connections of the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area in the rat
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Anatomical evidence of direct projections from the nucleus of the solitary tract to the hypothalamus, amygdala, and other forebrain structures in the rat
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Leucine. A possible regulator of protein turnover in muscle.
Incorporation of radiolabeled precursors into muscle proteins was studied in isolated rat hemidiaphragms. A mixture of three… 
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