Chinese alias: DL Leucine
English name: DL leucine
English alias: DL-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid; DL-Leu
CAS No. 328-39-2
Molecular formula: C6H13NO2
Molecular weight: 131.18
Character: white shiny scale crystal or crystalline powder. It tastes sweet. Can sublimate. Solubility in water (g/L): 7.97 at 0 ℃, 9.91 at 25 ℃, 14.06 at 50 ℃, and 42.06 at 75 ℃ and 100 ℃. Solubility in 90% ethanol (g/L): 1.3. Insoluble in ether.
Use: biochemical reagent.