histidine
pronunciation
How to pronounce histidine in British English:
UK ['hɪstɪdi:n]
How to pronounce histidine in American English:
US ['hɪstɪˌdin]
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- Noun:
- an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue
Word Origin
- histidine (n.)
- complex amino acid, 1896, from German histidin; see histo- + chemical suffix -idine.
Example
- 1. Histidine likes to bind tightly to zinc ions .
- 2. Indeed , it has ten times more histidine than the average protein .
- 3. And a molecule of histidine contains only so many suitable atoms .
- 4. And a molecule of histidine contains only so many
- 5. The nine essential amino acids are histidine , isoleucine , leucine , lysine , methionine , phenylalanine , threonine , tryptophan and valine .