LEU

LEUCINE

Created: 1999-07-08
Last modified:  2024-09-27

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Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count22
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count21
Aromatic Bond Count0
2D diagram of LEU

Chemical Component Summary

NameLEUCINE
Systematic Name (OpenEye OEToolkits)(2S)-2-amino-4-methyl-pentanoic acid
FormulaC6 H13 N O2
Molecular Weight131.173
TypeL-PEPTIDE LINKING

Chemical Descriptors

TypeProgram Version Descriptor
SMILESACDLabs10.04O=C(O)C(N)CC(C)C
SMILESCACTVS3.341CC(C)C[CH](N)C(O)=O
SMILESOpenEye OEToolkits1.5.0CC(C)CC(C(=O)O)N
Canonical SMILESCACTVS3.341 CC(C)C[C@H](N)C(O)=O
Canonical SMILESOpenEye OEToolkits1.5.0 CC(C)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
InChIInChI1.03 InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5H,3,7H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m0/s1
InChIKeyInChI1.03 ROHFNLRQFUQHCH-YFKPBYRVSA-N

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB00149 
NameLeucine
Groups
  • nutraceutical
  • investigational
DescriptionAn essential branched-chain amino acid important for hemoglobin formation.
Synonyms
  • (2S)-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • (2S)-alpha-2-Amino-4-methylvaleric acid
  • Leucine
  • L
  • (2S)-alpha-Leucine
Brand Names
  • Aminosyn 8.5%
  • Aminosyn II 8.5% Injection
  • 4.25% Amino Acid Injection Without Electrolytes In 20% Dextrose Quickmix
  • Aminosyn-PF
  • 4.25%travasol Amino Acid InJ.W.elecw.5%dex.
IndicationIndicated to assist in the prevention of the breakdown of muscle proteins that sometimes occur after trauma or severe stress.
Categories
  • Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids, Branched-Chain
  • Amino Acids, Essential
  • Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Dietary Supplements
CAS number61-90-5

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Probable leucine--tRNA ligase, mitochondrialMASVWQRLGFYASLLKRQLNGGPDVIKWERRVIPGCTRSIYSATGKWTKE...unknown
Leucine carboxyl methyltransferase 2MGPRSRERRAGAVQNTNDSSALSKRSLAARGYVQDPFAALLVPGAARRAP...unknown
Leucine carboxyl methyltransferase 1MATRQRESSITSCCSTSSCDADDEGVRGTCEDASLCKRFAVSIGYWHDPY...unknown
Leucine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmicMAERKGTAKVDFLKKIEKEIQQKWDTERVFEVNASNLEKQTSKGKYFVTF...unknown
Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, mitochondrialMAAAALGQIWARKLLSVPWLLCGPRRYASSSFKAADLQLEMTQKPHKKPG...unknown
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Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 6106, 7045798
ChEMBL CHEMBL291962
ChEBI CHEBI:57427, CHEBI:15603
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