Molecule ID: 6106

IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid

Description: The molecule is the L-enantiomer of leucine. It has a role as a plant metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a human metabolite, an algal metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a pyruvate family amino acid, a proteinogenic amino acid, a leucine and a L-alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-leucinium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-leucinate. It is an enantiomer of a D-leucine. It is a tautomer of a L-leucine zwitterion.

SMILES: CC(C)C[C@H](N)C(=O)O

SELFIES: [C][C][Branch1][C][C][C][C@H1][Branch1][C][N][C][=Branch1][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)/t5-/m0/s1

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 63.3 Ų
- LogP: -1.5