L-Leucine

Molecular Formula: C6H13NO2

Molecular Weight: 131.17

Appearance: White crystalls or crystal powder

Product description: Is one of the common 20 kinds of amino acids in proteins, are mammals of the essential amino acids and ketone sugar amino acids .More commonly used in bread, noodles .Compound amino acid transfusion and comprehensive amino acid preparations, fall blood sugar, plant growth promoter.Can be used as a spice, can improve the food flavor .In the pharmaceutical industry, leucine is clinical use of compound amino acid intravenous fluids indispensable raw materials, to maintain the nutritional needs of critically ill patients, plays an active role in rescuing a patient's life .Leucine also play an important role in regulating amino acid and protein metabolism .The study found that leucine is the only can be adjusted in skeletal muscle and myocardial protein turnover of amino acids .But there are also studies have shown that leucine can promote skeletal muscle protein synthesis . Leucine metabolites, a ketone alien acid also has the role of protein metabolism regulation.