Compound
N-acetyl-L-leucine
An N-acetyl-L-α-amino acid anion that is the conjugate base of N-acetyl-L-leucine: major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:58270), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, anion
- Formula
- C8H14NO3
- Mass
- 172.204 g/mol
- Charge
- -1
- InChIKey
- WXNXCEHXYPACJF-ZETCQYMHSA-M
- SMILES
- CC(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
1 entity
1 entities reached.
0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold
- L-leucineCompoundCHEBI:15603converted toInferred only3 paths2 endpoints
What the reference databases state
Statements
3 statements
3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: N-acetyl-L-leucine · Sources: Rhea
- N-acetyl-L-leucine is converted to L-leucineCompoundRhea RHEA:20089Inferred only
- L-leucine is converted to N-acetyl-L-leucineCompoundRhea RHEA:20089Inferred only
- N-acetyl-L-leucine is a substrate of PTERProteinRhea RHEA:81115Inferred only
Reactions
3 reactions
L-leucine+acetyl-CoAN-acetyl-L-leucine+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:20089CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-acetyl-L-leucineCHEBI:145946
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:67984CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-acetyl-L-leucine+waterL-leucine+acetate
Catalysed by PTER
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:81115CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: N-acetyl-L-leucine
- Also called
- (2S)-2-acetamido-4-methylpentanoateN-acetyl-L-leucinate anionN-acetyl-L-leucinate(1-)N-acetyl-L-leucinate(1−)
- Systematic name
- N-acetyl-L-leucinate