Norleucine

Norleucine
Names
	IUPAC name 2-aminohexanoic acid
	Other names Caprine; Glycoleucine
Identifiers
CAS Number	327-57-1 (2S);
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1721748
ChEBI	CHEBI:36405;
ChemSpider	401917;
DrugBank	DB04419;
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.512
EC Number	210-462-7;
Gmelin Reference	464584
KEGG	C01933;
MeSH	Norleucine
PubChem CID	9475;
RTECS number	RC6308000;
UNII	832C8OV84S;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40861874 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c1-2-3-4-5(7)6(8)9/h5H,2-4,7H2,1H3,(H,8,9) Key: LRQKBLKVPFOOQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCCCC(N)C(O)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H13NO2
Molar mass	131.175 g·mol−1
Melting point	301 °C (decomposes)
Solubility in water	16 g/l at 23 °C
Acidity (pKa)	2.39 (carboxyl), 9.76 (amino)
Related compounds
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Norleucine (abbreviated as Nle) is an isomer of leucine, the α-amino acid 2-amino-hexanoic acid. It is not found in natural proteins. Norleucine is used in experimental studies of protein structure and function.

References

^ Hermann Römpp, Jürgen Falbe und Manfred Regitz: Römpp Lexikon Chemie, 9. Auflage, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 1992.
^ Sicherheitsdatenblatt Acros.
^ Dawson, R.M.C., et al., Data for Biochemical Research, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959.

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[Römpp-1] Hermann Römpp, Jürgen Falbe und Manfred Regitz: Römpp Lexikon Chemie, 9. Auflage, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 1992.

[2] Sicherheitsdatenblatt Acros.

[3] Dawson, R.M.C., et al., Data for Biochemical Research, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959.

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