proline

See also: Prolene and prolene

English

Etymology

Short for pyrrolidine.

Noun

proline (countable and uncountable, plural prolines)

(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.

Synonyms

Pro

Translations

nonessential amino acid; C₅H₉NO₂

Catalan: prolina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 脯氨酸 (zh) (fǔ'ānsuān)
Czech: prolin m
Esperanto: prolino
Finnish: proliini
French: proline (fr) f
German: Prolin (de) n
Greek: προλίνη (el) f (prolíni)
Hungarian: prolin
Italian: prolina (it) f
Japanese: プロリン (purorin)
Polish: prolina (pl) f
Romanian: prolină f
Spanish: prolina (es) f
Swedish: prolin (sv)

Anagrams

plerion

Italian

Noun

proline f

plural of prolina

Anagrams

leprino, prelino

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