Isoleucine

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Isoleucine
Image:Height_setter.png Chemical structure of Isoleucine Chemical structure of Isoleucine
Chemical structure of L-isoleucine
Chemical formula  C6H13NO2 
Molar mass 131.18 g mol−1
Systematic name (2S,3S)-2-amino-
3-methylpentanoic acid
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Isoleucine is one of the 20 basic amino acids, and forms part of the structure of almost all proteins. It is coded for in DNA. Its chemical composition is identical to that of leucine, but the arrangement of its atoms is slightly different, resulting in different properties. Nutritionally, in humans, isoleucine is an essential amino acid. Isoleucine is a hydrophobic amino acid. Its three letter code is ILE and its one letter code is I.

Isoleucine has two chiral centers; therefore there are four possible stereoisomers of isoleucine and two possible diastereomers of L-isoleucine. However, isoleucine present in nature exists in one enantiomeric form, (2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid.

Rich sources of isoleucine are eggs, chicken, pork, mutton, pulses, soya beans, cottage cheese, milk, piyal seeds, cashew nuts, and cereal grains.






Forms of Isoleucine
Common name: isoleucine D-isoleucine L-isoleucine DL-isoleucine allo-D-isoleucine allo-L-isoleucine allo-DL-isoleucine
Synonyms: (R)-Isoleucine L(+)-Isoleucine (R*,R*)-isoleucine alloisoleucine
PubChem: CID 791 CID 94206 CID 6306 CID 76551
EINECS number: 207-139-8 206-269-2 200-798-2 216-143-9 216-142-3 221-464-2
CAS number: 443-79-8 319-78-8 73-32-5 1509-35-9 1509-34-8 3107-04-8

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The 20 Common Amino Acids
Alanine (dp) | Arginine (dp) | Asparagine (dp) | Aspartic acid (dp) | Cysteine (dp) | Glutamic acid (dp) | Glutamine (dp) | Glycine (dp) | Histidine (dp) | Isoleucine (dp) | Leucine (dp) | Lysine (dp) | Methionine (dp) | Phenylalanine (dp) | Proline (dp) | Serine (dp) | Threonine (dp) | Tryptophan (dp) | Tyrosine (dp) | Valine (dp)
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