Fmoc-D-LEUCINE |
PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION
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CAS
NO. |
114360-54-2 |
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EINECS
NO. |
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FORMULA |
C21H23NO4 |
MOL
WT. |
353.42 |
H.S.
CODE
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2922.49 |
TOXICITY
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SYNONYMS |
FMOC-Leucine; Fmoc-D-Leu-OH;
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N-(9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-D-Leucine; |
DERIVATION |
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CLASSIFICATION
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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PHYSICAL
STATE |
White to off-white
crystalline
powder |
MELTING POINT |
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BOILING
POINT |
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
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SOLUBILITY
IN WATER |
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pH |
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VAPOR DENSITY |
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AUTOIGNITION
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NFPA
RATINGS
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Health:
1; Flammability: 0; Reactivity:
0 |
REFRACTIVE
INDEX
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FLASH
POINT |
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STABILITY |
Stable
under ordinary conditions. Moisture and light sensitive |
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS
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Amino Acid is any of the organic compounds in which one (or more ) amino group
(-NH2) and one (or more ) carboxylic acid group (-COOH) are both present
with general formula R-CH(NH2)COOH
containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in certain cases sulfur atoms. Two groups attached to the same carbon
(called the alpha-carbon atom at the end of the compound) are polymerized to form
peptides and proteins. The amine group is protonated to form -NH3+ at low pH. The
carboxylic acid group is deprotonated to form -CO2- at high pH. The carbon atom
in the carboxyl group of one amino acid binds covalently to the nitrogen atom in
the amino group of another amino acid to form a peptide bond with the release of
a water molecule. Proteins are synthesized through the covalent chemical
polypeptide bonds. The sequence of these amino acids in the protein polypeptides
determines the shape, properties, and hence biological role of the protein that
function as chemical messengers and as intermediates in metabolism. Proteins are
composed of various proportions of about 20 commonly occurring amino acids.
Plants or other biological systems can synthesize amino acids from simple
inorganic compounds, but animals rely on adequate supplies in their diet. More
than 100 common amino acids occur in plants or in other microorganic systems.
The 20 amino acids commonly found in animals are Alanine, Arginine, Asparagine,
Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glutamic Acid, Glutamine, Glycine, Histidine,
Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine,
Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, and Valine. Many of the amino acids can be
synthesized in the human or animal body from other cellular metabolites when needed (called Non-essential Amino
Acids). Animals are not able to synthesize some amino acids necessary in
metabolism in sufficient quantities. It must therefore be present in the diet
(called Essential Amino Acids). In man, these essential amino acids are
Arginine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine,
Threonine, Tryptophan and Valine. Valine, Isoleucine and Leucine are all branched-chain amino acids which can be
burned for fuel in the cells to promotes muscle recovery when in balance with
each other most effective. Only the L-stereoisomers appear in mammalian protein.
They play a role in wound healing and the growth of new tissue. These branched
amino-acids are needed to increase the bio-availability of complex carbohydrate
intake and are absorbed by the muscle cells for anabolic muscle building
activity. Branched amino-acids (Valine, Isoleucine and Leucine ) with tryptophan
and phenylalanine (aromatic side chain amino acids) contribute to the structure
of protein by the tendency of its side chain composed only of carbon and
hydrogen to participate in hydrophobic interactions which determines the
tertiary structure of the peptide chain. Isoleucine, chemically
2-amino-3-methylvaleric acid, is a monocarboxylic amino acid occurring in most
dietary proteins. It is necessary for optimal growth in infants and for nitrogen
equilibrium in human adults. Leucine, chemically 2-amino-4-methylvaleric acid,
is the isomer of isoleucine. Their methyl branch positions are difference,
which show different properties of them. Norleucine, chemically
2-aminohexanoic acid, is the unbranched isomer. The prefix nor- describes
normal structure which has no branched chain of carbon atoms. (In case of
norepinephrine, it has one less methylene group than its homologue, epinephrine). Norleucine is a nonessential amino acid extracted from the
leucine fraction of the decomposition of the proteins of nervous tissue.
Commercial norleucine is synthesized for peptidomimetics to prepare unnatural
and unusual amino acids and amino acid analogs as well as to modify peptides. FMOC-D-Leucine
is an unnatural
amino acid for peptidomimetics and biological
research. |
SALES
SPECIFICATION |
APPEARANCE
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White to off-white
crystalline
powder |
ASSAY
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95.0%
min |
OPTICAL ROTATION
[a]20 |
+6.2°
~
+8.2° (C=1
in CH3COOC2H5) |
SOLUTION CLARITY |
clear
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Fe
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10ppm
max
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HEAVY METALS |
10ppm
max
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As
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2ppm
max
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LOSS ON
DRYING |
0.5%
max
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TRANSPORTATION |
PACKING |
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HAZARD CLASS |
Not
regulated |
UN
NO. |
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OTHER
INFORMATION |
Hazard Symbols: n/a, Risk Phrases: n/a,
Safety Phrases: 24/25-28A-37-45 |
PRICES
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