Definitions
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- noun An
isomer ofleucine , not found innatural proteins , used in experimental studies of protein structure and function.
Etymologies
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nor- + leucine
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Examples
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Amino acids are represented by the single-letter code (n is for norleucine).
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The norleucine variant resulted in an alpha-helix rich protein that lacks the in vitro aggregation protein of the parent protein.
innovations-report 2009
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To prove these findings conclusively the scientists used an elegant trick: The methionine molecules were replaced with isosteric, chemically stable, non-oxidizable analogs, i.e. with the more hydrophobic norleucine (simulates non-oxidized methionine) and the highly hydrophilic methoxinine (simulates oxidized methionine).
innovations-report 2009
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