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leucyl-leucyl-leucine

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Description

Leucyl-leucyl-leucine (L-Leu-L-Leu-L-Leu) is a tripeptide composed of three leucine amino acid residues. It has been studied for its potential biological activity and its role in various processes. Synthesis of Leucyl-leucyl-leucine involves coupling three leucine amino acids using standard peptide synthesis techniques. Research has shown that this tripeptide can exhibit both agonistic and antagonistic effects on certain receptors. It has been found to inhibit the activity of the enzyme leucine aminopeptidase and to activate the mTOR signaling pathway. Leucyl-leucyl-leucine has been investigated for its potential therapeutic applications, including its role in muscle protein synthesis, wound healing, and immune regulation. The study of this tripeptide is driven by its involvement in various physiological processes and its potential as a therapeutic agent. It is also used as a model peptide to understand peptide-receptor interactions.'

leucyl-leucyl-leucine: RN given refers to (L-Leu-L-Leu-L-Leu)-isomer [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Leu-Leu-Leu : A tripeptide formed from three L-leucine residues. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID82546
CHEMBL ID294461
CHEBI ID74541
SCHEMBL ID1019806
MeSH IDM0111502

Synonyms (29)

Synonym
l-leucine,l-leucyl-l-leucyl-
trileucine
CHEMBL294461
chebi:74541 ,
10329-75-6
leu-leu-leu
(2s)-2-[[(2s)-2-[[(2s)-2-azaniumyl-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoate
l-leucyl-l-leucyl-l-leucine
leucylleucylleucine
(2s)-2-[[(2s)-2-[[(2s)-2-amino-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoic acid
l-leucine, n-(n-l-leucyl-l-leucyl)-
leucyl-leucyl-leucine
unii-l6hel5zi2v
l6hel5zi2v ,
l-leu-l-leu-l-leu
SCHEMBL1019806
h-leu-leu-leu-oh
tri-l-leucine
(s)-2-((s)-2-((s)-2-amino-4-methylpentanamido)-4-methylpentanamido)-4-methylpentanoic acid
l-leucine, l-leucyl-l-leucyl-
AKOS027320356
(2s)-2-[(2s)-2-[(2s)-2-amino-4-methylpentanamido]-4-methylpentanamido]-4-methylpentanoic acid
AS-59818
Q27144718
E78624
(s)-2-((s)-2-((s)-2-amino-4-methylpentanamido)-4-methylpentanamido)-4-methylpentanoicacid
A896547
CS-W011832
HY-W011116
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
metaboliteAny intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
tripeptideAny oligopeptide that consists of three amino-acid residues connected by peptide linkages.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Bioassays (4)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID500818Noncompetitive inhibition of nitrogen-starved wild type sigma1278b yeast Gap1-mediated amino acid uptake at 5 mM after 60 secs relative to L-citrulline2009Nature chemical biology, Jan, Volume: 5, Issue:1
Transport and signaling via the amino acid binding site of the yeast Gap1 amino acid transceptor.
AID500815Activation of nitrogen-starved wild type sigma1278b yeast Gap1-mediated amino acid uptake at 5 mM after 60 secs relative to L-citrulline2009Nature chemical biology, Jan, Volume: 5, Issue:1
Transport and signaling via the amino acid binding site of the yeast Gap1 amino acid transceptor.
AID233318Bitter threshold value1987Journal of medicinal chemistry, Oct, Volume: 30, Issue:10
Quantitative structure-activity relationships of the bitter thresholds of amino acids, peptides, and their derivatives.
AID26797Partition coefficient (logP)1987Journal of medicinal chemistry, Oct, Volume: 30, Issue:10
Quantitative structure-activity relationships of the bitter thresholds of amino acids, peptides, and their derivatives.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (18)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19904 (22.22)18.7374
1990's2 (11.11)18.2507
2000's6 (33.33)29.6817
2010's4 (22.22)24.3611
2020's2 (11.11)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 11.81

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be weak demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index11.81 (24.57)
Research Supply Index2.94 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.75 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index0.00 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index0.00 (0.95)

This Compound (11.81)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews0 (0.00%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other18 (100.00%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]