Product Name

L-Leucine, from non-animal source, meets EP, JP, USP testing specifications, suitable for cell culture, 98.5-101.0%

biological source

non-animal source

Quality Level

300

Agency

USP/NF
meets EP testing specifications
meets JP testing specifications
meets USP testing specifications

Assay

98.5-101.0%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D 14.9 to 16.0°, c = 4 in 6 M HCl
[α]25/D 14.9 to 17.3 °, c = 4 in 6 M HCl

quality

meets EP, JP, USP testing specifications

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

color

white

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

1 M HCl: 50 mg/mL

cation traces

As: ≤1 ppm
Fe: ≤10 ppm
NH₄⁺: <0.02%
heavy metals: ≤10 ppm

application(s)

peptide synthesis
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

functional group

amine
carboxylic acid

storage temp.

room temp

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