DL-LeucineisaracemicmixtureoftheD-andL-enantiomersofLeucine.DL-Leucineisusedtoformbenzimidazoleandpyrimidinehydroxyazodyeswithvarioustransitionmetals.DL-Leucinemaybeusedfortheevaluationofchiralaminoacidseparationtechniques.
DL-Leucineisusedforthefollowingapplications:
• Usedasastandardforthemeasurementoffreeaminoacids
• Usedintheprocessoftritiatedleucineuptake
• Usedinsolutionpreparation(variousorganicswereusedindifferentcombinationsandconcentrationstomodelcomplexsurfacetensioneffects,DL-Leucineisoneofthem).Itischosenduetoitspresenceinatmosphericaerosolsandicenucleationactivityaswellasforitssurfactantcharacter
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