3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid

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3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid structure	Common Name	3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
	CAS Number	5699-54-7	Molecular Weight	131.173
	Density	1.0±0.1 g/cm3	Boiling Point	232.0±23.0 °C at 760 mmHg
	Molecular Formula	C₆H₁₃NO₂	Melting Point	206-209ºC
	MSDS	Chinese USA	Flash Point	94.1±22.6 °C

Use of 3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid

3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid is a beta amino acid and positional isomer of L-leucine which is naturally produced in humans via the metabolism of L-leucine by the enzyme leucine 2,3-aminomutase.

Name	(3R)-β-leucine
Synonym	More Synonyms

Description	3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid is a beta amino acid and positional isomer of L-leucine which is naturally produced in humans via the metabolism of L-leucine by the enzyme leucine 2,3-aminomutase.
Related Catalog	Research Areas >> Others Natural Products >> Others
Target	Human Endogenous Metabolite

Density	1.0±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point	232.0±23.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point	206-209ºC
Molecular Formula	C₆H₁₃NO₂
Molecular Weight	131.173
Flash Point	94.1±22.6 °C
Exact Mass	131.094635
PSA	63.32000
LogP	0.37
Vapour Pressure	0.0±1.0 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction	1.463

3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid MSDS(Chinese)

Personal Protective Equipment	Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
Hazard Codes	Xi
Safety Phrases	24/25
RIDADR	NONH for all modes of transport
WGK Germany	3.0
HS Code	2922499990

Malonic acid

CAS#:141-82-2

Isobutyraldehyde

CAS#:78-84-2

~59%

3-Amino-4-methy...

CAS#:5699-54-7

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Malonic acid

CAS#:141-82-2

Isobutyraldehyde

CAS#:78-84-2

~41%

(Z)-4-methylpen...

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Literature: Russian Journal of General Chemistry, , vol. 75, # 7 p. 1113 - 1124

4-METHYL-2-PENT...

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3-Amino-4-methy...

CAS#:5699-54-7

Literature: Chemische Berichte, , vol. 91, p. 2383,2385

Precursor 3
CAS#:141-82-2 Malonic acid CAS#:78-84-2 Isobutyraldehyde CAS#:10321-71-8 4-METHYL-2-PENT...
DownStream 6
CAS#:4379-15-1 3-Amino-4-methy... CAS#:215608-32-5 Cbz-D-beta-homo... CAS#:61-90-5 L-leucine CAS#:10303-64-7 DL-Leucic Acid
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HS Code	2922499990
Summary	HS:2922499990 other amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; salts thereof VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:AB(certificate of inspection for goods inward,certificate of inspection for goods outward) MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:30.0%

Physiology and pathophysiology of organic acids in cerebrospinal fluid.

J. Inherit. Metab. Dis. 16(4) , 648-69, (1993)

Concentrations of organic acids in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) appear to be directly dependent upon their rate of production in the brain. There is evidence that the net release of short-chain monocarbo...

Failure to detect beta-leucine in human blood or leucine 2,3-aminomutase in rat liver using capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

J. Biol. Chem. 263(12) , 5581-8, (1988)

It has been reported (Poston, J. (1976) J. Biol. Chem. 251, 1859-1863; (1982) 255, 10067-10072; (1984) 259, 2059-2061) that mammalian tissues contain an adenosylcobalamin-dependent enzyme, leucine 2,3...

Elevation of serum cystathionine levels in patients with cobalamin and folate deficiency.

Blood 81(12) , 3404-13, (1993)

Homocysteine can be methylated to form methionine by the cobalamin- (Cbl) and folate-dependent enzyme, methionine synthase; serum levels of total homocysteine are elevated in greater than 95% of patie...

3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid

(3R)-beta-leucine

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3-amino-4-methyl-valeric acid

3-Amino-4-methyl-pentanoic acid

MFCD00167975