isoleucine
noun
iso·leu·cine
ˌī-sō-ˈlü-ˌsēn 
: a crystalline, hydrophobic, essential amino acid C6H13NO2 that is obtained in its levorotatory l-form by the hydrolysis of dietary protein and is isomeric with leucine
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BCAAs
BCAAs contain three essential amino acids: leucine, isoleucine, and valine.
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Donavyn Coffey, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
High-quality protein is any protein that contains all of the nine essential amino acids (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine) that our bodies don’t make on their own.
—USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
Leucine, isoleucine, and valine are the three BCAAs.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
Some important plant proteins, like asparagus and lily, have low levels of isoleucine and lysine.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
Every scoop of Plant JYM Vegan Protein Powder contains 24 grams of protein and five grams of leucine, isoleucine and valine, stacked at the recommend 2:1:1 ratio.
—Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2022
Donavyn Coffey, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
High-quality protein is any protein that contains all of the nine essential amino acids (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine) that our bodies don’t make on their own.
—USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
Leucine, isoleucine, and valine are the three BCAAs.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
Some important plant proteins, like asparagus and lily, have low levels of isoleucine and lysine.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
Every scoop of Plant JYM Vegan Protein Powder contains 24 grams of protein and five grams of leucine, isoleucine and valine, stacked at the recommend 2:1:1 ratio.
—Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2022
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isoleucine
noun
iso·leu·cine
ˌī-sō-ˈlü-ˌsēn
: a crystalline essential amino acid C6H13NO2 isomeric with leucine
—abbreviation Ile
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