
L-Leucine
L-leucine is the L-enantiomer of leucine. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a plant metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a L-alpha-amino acid, a leucine, a pyruvate family amino acid and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-leucinium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-leucinate. It is an enantiomer of a D-leucine. It is a tautomer of a L-leucine zwitterion. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H13NO2
- Molecular weight
- 131.17 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 131.094628657 Da
- XLogP3
- -1.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 63.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 1
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:15603
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL291962
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9023203
- PubMed:40885242
- PubMed:31676321
- PubMed:29968805
- PubMed:28786956
- PubMed:24125484
- PubMed:23125742
- PubMed:23124343
- PubMed:23113206
- PubMed:23109933
- PubMed:23108620
- PubMed:23107525
- PubMed:23107499
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