How to Use leucine in a Sentence

leucine

noun

• Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are a class of three important amino acids known as leucine, isoleucine, and valine.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
• Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are three critical amino acids known as leucine, isoleucine, and valine.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
• The three essential amino acids that make up branched-chain amino acids include leucine, valine, and isoleucine.
  — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
• This includes high amounts of leucine, a branched chain amino acid needed for muscle repair and growth.
  — Tamar Kane, Ms, Health, 14 Apr. 2023
• Branched-chain amino acids only contain leucine, isoleucine, and valine.
  — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 15 Nov. 2022
• These are a group of three amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, and valine) that are essential for muscle growth and repair.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• Some are even fortified with more leucine than most casein or whey powders on the market.
  — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
• All of these high-protein options are also rich in leucine, an essential amino acid involved in the growth and repair of muscle, skin, and bone.
  — Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2021
• Ward suggests adding in lean sources of animal protein, which tend to be richer in leucine, a muscle-building amino acid.
  — Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 31 May 2023
• Pineapples contain valine and leucine, two amino acids that are essential to human health.
  — Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Feb. 2021
• Phenylalanine and leucine are both nonpolar and uncharged amino acids.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
• Cow's milk is also a good source of leucine, an amino acid needed to trigger muscle protein synthesis.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 7 Jan. 2022
• Corn and potato, meanwhile, are high in leucine, an amino acid that signals the first step for muscle-protein synthesis, Hertzler said.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2023
• EyeEm//Getty Images While both are great, cottage cheese actually has more protein gram for gram, as well as just under 3 grams of leucine per 1 cup.
  — Matthew Kadey, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
• Each serving contains 20 grams of protein and is packed with essential amino acids like leucine and isoleucine, which aid in muscle recovery.
  — Kayla Hui, Health.com, 27 Jan. 2022
• Additionally, lean protein contains the amino acid leucine, which helps to burn belly fat.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
• These include leucine, valine, isoleucine and a handful of other amino acids your body cannot naturally produce.
  — Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2022
• Soy protein is another suitable protein source that is high in leucine, an essential amino acid for muscle growth and repair.
  — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
• This appears to be especially true of leucine, which research indicates has a unique role in your body’s ability to repair and build muscles.
  — Amy Schellenbaum, Popular Science, 8 Sep. 2020
• Each scoop delivers 10g of type I and type III collagen, along with a full amino acid profile, including leucine, tyrosine, and aspartic acid.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
• After a really hard full-body workout, Baar recommends that athletes eat 0.4 g/kg of body weight of easily digestible leucine-rich protein.
  — Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022
• Studies done on supplements like leucine, which some early research suggested could kickstart the muscle-building process inside cells, haven’t panned out.
  — Sara Chodosh, Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2019
• Whey protein is absorbed quickly, is high in leucine, an amino acid that’s necessary for growth, is accessible, affordable and is most rapidly absorbed.
  — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
• Animal proteins are also higher than plant proteins in one particular amino acid, leucine, which is thought to be key to muscle protein synthesis.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 28 Aug. 2019
• The 152 tryptophan is substituted for leucine in the California variants.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
• Whey protein also contains high amounts of leucine, the most important amino acid in muscle growth, and cysteine, which aids in muscular development and metabolism.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
• Whey protein supplements typically contain leucine, one of the essential amino acids that aids protein synthesis.
  — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
• There’s also new research suggesting that getting enough high-quality leucine may reduce cognitive impairment—sometimes called brain fog—that many people cite as a menopausal symptom.
  — Lindsay Warner, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2020
• Each capsule is enriched with highly effective ingredients like L-tyrosine, L-theanine, oat straw extract, phosphatidylserine, huperzia A, and L-leucine that nourish and support the brain.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
• Many vegan protein powders are fortified with additional amino acids, such as leucine, to improve their effectiveness for muscle building.
  — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024