proline

proline

English

Etymology

Short for pyrrolidine.

Noun

proline (countable and uncountable, plural prolines)

1. (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

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 Polish: prolina (pl) f Romanian: prolină f Spanish: prolina f Swedish: prolin (sv)

Anagrams

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Italian

Noun

proline f

1. plural of prolina