Molecular Identity
L-Leucine
(2S)-2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
PubChem CID: 6106
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.
2D Structure
Properties
C6H13NO2
Molecular Formula
131.17
Molecular Weight
g/mol
131.0946
Exact Mass
Da
-1.5
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
63.3
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
2
H-Bond Donors
3
H-Bond Acceptors
101
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: CC(C)CC(C(=O)O)NIsomeric SMILES
SMILES: CC(C)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)NSynonyms(20)
L-leucineleucine61-90-5(S)-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid(S)-Leucine(2S)-2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid(S)-(+)-LeucineLeucin(S)-2-Amino-4-methylvaleric acidL-alpha-Aminoisocaproic acidLEUCINE, L-LeucinumLeucinaFEMA No. 3297(2S)-alpha-leucine
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Drug Network
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