C6H13NO2
131.17 g/mol
Research ReagentWarning
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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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for L-Norleucine (CAS 327-57-1) is 2922.49.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2922.49
EU CN code (8-digit)
2922 49 85
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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-
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