L-leucine

API

N° CAS 61-90-6

Essential amino acid

• Leucine plays an important role in promoting the growth of proteins in the body.
• White crystals or crystalline powder with a slightly bitter taste. Freely soluble in formic acid,sparingly soluble in water, practically insoluble in ethanol.
• Leucine is an amino acid with the ability to directly stimulate myofibrillar muscle protein synthesis. This effect of leucine results from its role as an activator of the mechanistic target of rapamycin, a serine-threonine protein kinase that regulates protein biosynthesis and cell growth .