leucine (CHEBI:25017)

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CHEBI:25017 - leucine

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:25017
ChEBI Name	leucine
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Definition	A branched-chain amino acid that consists of glycine in which one of the hydrogens attached to the α-carbon is substituted by an isobutyl group.
Last Modified	2 July 2019
Downloads	Molfile

Formula	C6H13NO2
Net Charge	0
Average Mass	131.175
Monoisotopic Mass	131.09463
SMILES	CC(C)CC(N)C(=O)O
InChI	InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5H,3,7H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)
InChIKey	ROHFNLRQFUQHCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Wikipedia

Species of Metabolite	Component	Source	Comments
Daphnia magna (ncbitaxon:35525)	-	Article (Mixtures of similarly acting compounds in Daphnia magna: From gene to metabolite and beyondTine Vandenbrouck, Oliver A.H. Jones, Nathalie Dom, Julian L. Griffin, Wim De CoenEnvironment International 36 (2010) 254-268)

Roles Classification

Chemical Roles:	Bronsted base A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid). Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Role:	Daphnia magna metabolite A Daphnia metabolite produced by the species Daphnia magna.

ChEBI Ontology

Outgoing Relation(s)
	leucine (CHEBI:25017) has part isobutyl group (CHEBI:30356)
	leucine (CHEBI:25017) has role Daphnia magna metabolite (CHEBI:83056)
	leucine (CHEBI:25017) is a branched-chain amino acid (CHEBI:22918)
	leucine (CHEBI:25017) is a α-amino acid (CHEBI:33704)
	leucine (CHEBI:25017) is conjugate acid of leucinate (CHEBI:32627)
	leucine (CHEBI:25017) is conjugate base of leucinium (CHEBI:32628)
Incoming Relation(s)
	4-hydroxyleucine (CHEBI:144037) has functional parent leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	5,5,5-trifluoroleucine (CHEBI:78014) has functional parent leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	α-Asp-Leu (CHEBI:68596) has functional parent leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	β-Asp-Leu (CHEBI:68600) has functional parent leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	γ-Glu-Leu (CHEBI:68433) has functional parent leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	D-leucine (CHEBI:28225) is a leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	L-leucine (CHEBI:15603) is a leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	leucinium (CHEBI:32628) is conjugate acid of leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	leucinate (CHEBI:32627) is conjugate base of leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	leucine residue (CHEBI:32630) is substituent group from leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	leucino group (CHEBI:32629) is substituent group from leucine (CHEBI:25017)
	leucyl group (CHEBI:37904) is substituent group from leucine (CHEBI:25017)

IUPAC Name
leucine

Citations