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L-Leucine

≥98% (HPLC), suitable for ligand binding assays

Synonym(s):

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

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

L-Leucine, reagent grade, ≥98% (HPLC)

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

impurities

isoleucine and methionine, essentially free

color

white to off-white

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

application(s)

peptide synthesis

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grade

reagent grade

grade

-

grade

certified reference material, TraceCERT®

grade

-

form

powder

form

powder

form

-

form

powder or crystals

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

technique(s)

NMR: suitable

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

assay

98.5-101.0%

assay

-

assay

≥99.5% (NT)

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

200

color

white to off-white

color

white

color

white

color

white

Application

L-Leucine has been used as an agonist of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) to determine whether AMPK/mTOR pathway is involved in berberine-mediated autophagy in J774A.1 cells. It has also been used for the selection of transformed cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Leucine is a non-glucogenic, essential amino acid. It is a branched-chain amino acid that is a structural component of proteins. Leucine positively influences insulin release to eliminate toxic sugars out of the blood. The degradation of leucine leads to the formation of ketone bodies.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Berberine alleviates ox-LDL induced inflammatory factors by up-regulation of autophagy via AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway
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The Leucine Factor Diet: The Scientifically-Proven Approach to Combat Sugar, Burn Fat and Build Muscle (2015)
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Alexandra m
Bio-protocol (2017)
Susan A Masino
Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Therapies: Expanded Roles in Health and Disease (2016)
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SKUGTIN
L8000-1KG04061833965801
L8000-50G04061835367238
L8000-1G-KC04061824071559
L8000-100G04061833965795
L8000-25G04061835367221
L8000-250G04061835367214

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