HISTIDINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does histidine mean? • HISTIDINE (noun)
The noun HISTIDINE has 1 sense:
1. an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue
Familiarity information: HISTIDINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HISTIDINE (noun)
Meaning:
An essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("histidine" is a kind of...):
essential amino acid (an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet)
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