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C6H13NO2
131.17 g/mol
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L-Norleucine

CAS327-57-1EC206-321-4
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Research Compound

L-Norleucine is a non-proteinogenic amino acid used primarily as a research reagent. It is structurally related to the glutamine antagonist 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON), originally isolated from Streptomyces and historically investigated for potential antitumor activity.

laboratory reagent for amino acid metabolism studiesresearch compound for glutamine antagonism investigations

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S)-2-aminohexanoic acid

InChIKey

LRQKBLKVPFOOQJ-YFKPBYRVSA-N

SMILES

CCCC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N

Synonyms (31)
  • NLE
  • (2S)-2-aminohexanoic acid
  • (2S)-2-azaniumylhexanoate
  • (S)-2-Aminocaproic acid
  • (S)-2-Aminohexanoic acid
  • (S)-2-aminohexanoate
  • (S)-Aminohexanoate
  • (S)-Aminohexanoic acid
  • (S)-Norleucine
  • 2-Aminocaproate
  • 2-Aminocaproic acid
  • 2-Aminohexanoate
  • 2-amino-hexanoic acid
  • 2S-amino-hexanoic acid
  • Caprine
  • Glycoleucine
  • H-Nle-OH
  • H-Nle-OH L-Norleucine
  • Hexanoic acid, 2-amino-, (S)-
  • L-2-Aminohexanoate
  • L-2-Aminohexanoic acid
  • L-Aminohexanoate
  • L-Aminohexanoic acid
  • L-Isomer Norleucine
  • L-Norleucine
  • L-Norleucine, >=98% (TLC)
  • Norleucine (VAN)
  • Norleucine, L
  • alpha-Aminocaproic acid
  • hexanoic acid, 2-amino-