Chemical Properties
white to off-white crystalline powder or flakes
Uses
D-Norleucine is used for the synthesis of Thailandepsin B, a bicyclic depsipeptide histone deacetylase inhibitor.
Definition
ChEBI: D-norleucine is the D-enantiomer of 2-aminohexanoic acid. It is an enantiomer of a L-norleucine. It is a tautomer of a D-norleucine zwitterion.
Purification Methods
Crystallise norleucine from water or aqueous MeOH. [Huffman & Ingersoll J Am Chem Soc 73 3366 1951, Beilstein 4 III 1386, 4 IV 2628.]