CAS 73-32-5PubChem CID 6306
L-Isoleucine
L-isoleucine is the L-enantiomer of isoleucine. 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, an aspartate family amino acid, an isoleucine and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-isoleucinium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-isoleucinate. It is an enantiomer of a D-isoleucine. It is a tautomer of a L-isoleucine zwitterion.
— ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H13NO2
- Molecular weight
- 131.17 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 131.094628657 Da
- XLogP3
- -1.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 63.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 2
Also known as
Isoleucine2S,3S-Isoleucine(S)-Isoleucine(S,S)-Isoleucine2-Amino-3-methylvaleric aciderythro-L-IsoleucineL-IleIsoleucina
16 more reported names
alpha-Amino-beta-methylvaleric acidNorvaline, 3-methyl-Valeric acid, 2-amino-3-methyl-Isoleucinumiso-leucine(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-methyl-n-valeric acid(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-merthylvaleric acid(S-(R*,R*))-2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-merthyl-n-valeric acidNSC-46708FEMA NO. 467504Y7590D77CHEBI:17191[S-(R*,R*)]-2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoateL-Isomer Isoleucine
External database identifiers
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