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L6914

L-Leucine

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHCH2CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
131.17
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
NACRES:
NA.26
eCl@ss:
32160406
EC Number:
200-522-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721722
MDL number:
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biological source

non-animal source

assay

≥98.5%

form

crystalline powder

manufacturer/tradename

Ajinomoto

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, heavy metals, residual solvents, tested

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

1 M HCl: 50 mg/mL

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

foreign activity

cytotoxicity, tested

SMILES string

CC(C)C[C@H](N)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H13NO2/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5H,3,7H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m0/s1

InChI key

ROHFNLRQFUQHCH-YFKPBYRVSA-N

General description

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Application

L-Leucine is an essential amino acid. It is also considered to be a branched chain amino acid, along with L-Isoleucine and L-Valine. It is used as a cell culture media component in the commercial biomanufacture of therapeutic recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies.


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flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids



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M Sakamoto et al.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 56(1), 202-204 (1983-01-01)
Recent studies on the nucleotide sequence of cloned DNA complementary to mRNA for preproenkephalin from bovine adrenal medulla and human pheochromocytoma have revealed that this precursor molecule contains four copies of methionine-enkephalin (Met-Enk) and one copy each of leucine-enkephalin (Leu-Enk)
T Yoshimasa et al.
The Journal of clinical investigation, 69(3), 643-650 (1982-03-01)
To elucidate the physiological and pathophysiological significance of methionine- and leucine-enkephalin (Met-and Leu-enkephalin, respectively) in human sympathoadrenal system, the contents of these peptides in normal human sympathetic nervous system, adrenal medulla, and pheochromocytomas were determined by specific radioimmunoassays combined with
Gaetano Santulli et al.
The Journal of clinical investigation, 125(5), 1968-1978 (2015-04-07)
The type 2 ryanodine receptor (RyR2) is a Ca2+ release channel on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of several types of cells, including cardiomyocytes and pancreatic β cells. In cardiomyocytes, RyR2-dependent Ca2+ release is critical for excitation-contraction coupling; however, a functional