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{{Image|Isoleucine stick figure.jpg|right|150px|'''Isoleucine''', one of the common amino acids.}} | |||
'''Isoleucine''', abbreviated '''Ile''' or '''I''', is one of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is a nonpolar, uncharged, aliphatic and [[hydrophobic]] amino acid. In [[protein structure]]s it is normally found in hydrophobic patches sequestered away from the protein surface. It is similar in structure and properties to the amino acids [[leucine]] and [[valine]]. | '''Isoleucine''', abbreviated '''Ile''' or '''I''', is one of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is a nonpolar, uncharged, aliphatic and [[hydrophobic]] amino acid. In [[protein structure]]s it is normally found in hydrophobic patches sequestered away from the protein surface. It is similar in structure and properties to the amino acids [[leucine]] and [[valine]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:20, 8 June 2009
Isoleucine, abbreviated Ile or I, is one of the twenty common amino acids used by living organisms to build proteins. It is a nonpolar, uncharged, aliphatic and hydrophobic amino acid. In protein structures it is normally found in hydrophobic patches sequestered away from the protein surface. It is similar in structure and properties to the amino acids leucine and valine.