3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
5699-54-7

[ Name ]:
3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid

[Synonym ]:
3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
(3R)-beta-leucine
Pentanoic acid,3-amino-4-methyl
Pentanoic acid, 3-amino-4-methyl-
3-amino-4-methyl-valeric acid
3-Amino-4-methyl-pentanoic acid
MFCD00167975

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ 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

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ 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

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • Malonic acid
  • Isobutyraldehyde
  • 4-METHYL-2-PENTENOIC ACID

DownStream

  • 3-Amino-4-methyl-1-pentanol
  • Cbz-D-beta-homovaline
  • L-leucine
  • DL-Leucic Acid
  • Boc-D-beta-hoMovaline
  • 3-amino-4-methyl-pentanoic acid ethyl ester

Customs

[ 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%

Articles

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...


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Related Compounds

  • 3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • 3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • (R)-N-Boc-3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • (S)-3-AMINO-4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER
  • (R)-3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid hydrochloride
  • (3R)-3-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid hydrochloride (1:1)