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5,5,5-Trifluoro-DL-leucine

≥98.0% (sum of isomers, HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(±)-2-Amino-4-(trifluoromethyl)pentanoic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10F3NO2
CAS Number:
2792-72-5
Molecular Weight:
185.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
eCl@ss:
32160406
PubChem Substance ID:
329770097
NACRES:
NA.22
MDL number:
MFCD00039528

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Product Name

5,5,5-Trifluoro-DL-leucine, ≥98.0% (sum of isomers, HPLC)

SMILES string

CC(CC(N)C(O)=O)C(F)(F)F

InChI key

XFGVJLGVINCWDP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H10F3NO2/c1-3(6(7,8)9)2-4(10)5(11)12/h3-4H,2,10H2,1H3,(H,11,12)

assay

≥98.0% (sum of isomers, HPLC)

form

crystals

reaction suitability

reaction type: solution phase peptide synthesis

application(s)

peptide synthesis

Quality Level

100

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Application

5,5,5-trifluoroleucine can be incorporated into the coiled-coil peptides to increase their thermal stability.

General description

5,5,5-Trifluoro-DL-leucine, also known as trifluoroleucine, is an analog of L-leucine amino acid, often used to synthesize highly fluorinated peptides.

pictograms

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GHS07

signalword

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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B Bendoni et al.
FEMS microbiology letters, 180(2), 229-233 (1999-11-11)
The resistance to 5,5,5-trifluoro-DL-leucine, encoded by the dominant allele LEU4-1, was used as a selectable marker to transform laboratory and natural Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains by the lithium acetate procedure. Results of transformation of S. cerevisiae laboratory and wine natural strains
E Casalone et al.
Research in microbiology, 148(7), 613-623 (1998-10-10)
Eighteen mutants resistant to 5',5',5'-trifluoroleucine (TFL), a leucine analog, were isolated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains YNN281 and YNN282. The mutants were characterized genetically and clustered in two groups, one comprising all the dominant (TFL1) and the other one all the
Takahiro Oba et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 70(7), 1776-1779 (2006-07-25)
We characterized a trifluoroleucine-resistant mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, TFL20, that has a mutation in the LEU4 gene. We monitored the concentration of extracellular i-AmOH and intracellular amino acids, and compared the ratios of gene expression in TFL20 with the wild-type
C A Stella et al.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG, 262(2), 332-341 (1999-10-12)
Leucine uptake by Saccharomyces cerevisiae is mediated by three transport systems, the general amino acid transport system (GAP), encoded by GAP1, and two group-specific systems (S1 and S2), which also transport isoleucine and valine. A new mutant defective in both
A Niemz et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(30), 7407-7413 (2001-07-27)
We have investigated the effect of trifluoroleucine substitution on the membrane-binding and tetramerization behavior of melittin. Analogues were synthesized in which Leu 9, Leu 13, and all four intrinsic leucine residues of melittin were replaced by 5,5,5-trifluoroleucine. Both the mono-
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