L-leucine
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
61-90-5
        
[ Name ]:
 L-leucine
        
[Synonym ]:
                
                MFCD00002617
                
                
            
                
                Glusate
                
                
            
                
                H-L-GLU-OH
                
                
            
                
                Leucine
                
                
            
                
                L-GLU
                
                
            
                
                (l)-leucine
                
                
            
                
                EINECS 200-522-0
                
                
            
                
                H-GLU-OH
                
                
            
                
                [14C]-L-(+)-Leucine
                
                
            
                
                GLU
                
                
            
                
                [14C]-L-Glutamic acid
                
                
            
                
                L-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
                
                
            
                
                (2S)-α-Leucine
                
                
            
                
                GLUTACID
                
                
            
                
                4-Methyl-L-norvaline
                
                
            
                
                LEUCINE, L-
                
                
            
                
                l-Leu
                
                
            
                
                Leucinum
                
                
            
                
                [3H]-L-Glutamic acid
                
                
            
                
                Leucine (USP)
                
                
            
                
                L-Leucine
                
                
            
                
                S-leucine
                
                
            
                
                QVYZ1Y1&1 &&L or S Form
                
                
            
                
                2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid, (S)-
                
                
            
                
                H-Leu-OH
                
                
            
                
                (S)-2-amino-4-methyl-pentanoic acid
                
                
            
                
                L-(+)-glutamic acid
                
                
            
                
                (S)-(+)-Leucine
                
                
            
                
                Aciglut
                
                
            
                
                (S)-leucine
                
                
            
                
                glutamic
                
                
            
                
                L-(-)-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid
                
                
            
                
                LEU
                
                
            
                
                Glutaton
                
                
                
                
    
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.0±0.1 g/cm3
            
[ Boiling Point ]:
225.8±23.0 °C at 760 mmHg
            
[ Melting Point ]:
286-288 ºC
            
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C6H13NO2
            
[ Molecular Weight ]:
131.173
            
[ Flash Point ]:
90.3±22.6 °C
            
[ Exact Mass ]:
131.094635
            
[ PSA ]:
63.32000
            
[ LogP ]:
0.73
            
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.9 mmHg at 25°C
            
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.463
            
[ Water Solubility ]:
22.4 g/L (20 C)
            
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
 - OH2850000
 
- CHEMICAL NAME :
 - Leucine, L-
 
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
 - 61-90-5
 
- LAST UPDATED :
 - 199706
 
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
 - 13
 
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
 - C6-H13-N-O2
 
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
 - 131.20
 
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
 - QVYZ1Y1&1 -L
 
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intraperitoneal
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rat
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 5379 mg/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Subcutaneous
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rabbit
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 2620 mg/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Oral
 
- DOSE :
 - 138 gm/kg
 
- SEX/DURATION :
 - female 5-15 day(s) after conception
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intraperitoneal
 
- DOSE :
 - 90 mg/kg
 
- SEX/DURATION :
 - female 1-6 day(s) after conception
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants) Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental abnormalities
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intraperitoneal
 
- DOSE :
 - 90 mg/kg
 
- SEX/DURATION :
 - female 1-6 day(s) after conception
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - body wall
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intraperitoneal
 
- DOSE :
 - 90 mg/kg
 
- SEX/DURATION :
 - female 1-6 day(s) after conception
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus) Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial (including nose and tongue)
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intraperitoneal
 
- DOSE :
 - 60 mg/kg
 
- SEX/DURATION :
 - female 6-9 day(s) after conception
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - eye/ear Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants)
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intraperitoneal
 
- DOSE :
 - 60 mg/kg
 
- SEX/DURATION :
 - female 6-9 day(s) after conception
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
 
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - Sister chromatid exchange
 
- TEST SYSTEM :
 - Human Lymphocyte
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 10 mg/L
 
- REFERENCE :
 - MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 372,75,1996 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81818 No. of Facilities: 53 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 750 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81818 No. of Facilities: 1037 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 18 No. of Employees: 21979 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 16153 (estimated)
 
Safety Information
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
 Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
            
[ Hazard Codes ]:
 Xi
            
[ Safety Phrases ]:
 S24/25
            
[ RIDADR ]: 
NONH for all modes of transport
            
[ WGK Germany ]: 
3
            
[ RTECS ]: 
OH2850000
            
[ HS Code ]:
 29224995
            
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
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%
            
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