Anodyne

Leu
Leucine
Esters
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Leucine palmitate
Leucine palmitate
Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
Conformer
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Physical properties
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131.17 g/mol [1]
-1.5 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C6H13NO2 [1]
2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid [1]
CC(C)CC(C(=O)O)N [1]
InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5H,3,7H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9) [1]
InChIKeyROHFNLRQFUQHCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Leucine

Leucine (also known as DL-Leucine, Dl-leucine, AI3-26709, 206-328-2, H-DL-Leu-OH, 2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid, (RS)-Leucine, 25322-63-8, (+-)-Leucine or ( inverted exclamation markA)-Leucine) is a substance of the amino acid class.

Chemistry

Salts and Esters []

Leucine is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt

or its palmitate ester.

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DL-Leucine is a racemic mixture of the logical stereoisomers

See also []