The IUPAC name of DL-Norleucine is 2-aminohexanoic acid . With the CAS registry number 616-06-8, it is also named as 2-Aminohexanoic acid, dl- ; (S)-2-amino-Hexanoic acid ; (S)-a-Aminocaproic acid ; Acide (2S)-2-aminohexanoïque . The product's categories are Amino Acids, Unusual Amino Acids and Amino Acid Derivatives.

The DL-Norleucine is white to off-white crystalline powder which should be stored at RT. People should not breathe dust and must avoid contact with skin and eyes. Norleucine (abbreviated as Nle) is an isomer of leucine, the α-amino acid 2-amino-hexanoic acid. It is not found in natural proteins. Norleucine is used in experimental studies of protein structure and function.

The other characteristics of this product can be summarized as: (1)ACD/LogP: 0.92 ; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0 ; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -1.59 ; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -1.59 ; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1 ; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1 ; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1 ; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1 ; (9)#H bond acceptors: 3 ; (10)#H bond donors: 3 ; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 5 ; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.465 ; (13)Molar Refractivity: 34.9 cm³ ; (14)Molar Volume: 126.2 cm³ ; (15)Polarizability: 13.83×10^-24 cm³ ; (16)Surface Tension: 40.7 dyne/cm ; (17)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 51.85 kJ/mol ; (18)Vapour Pressure: 0.0188 mmHg at 25°C ; (19)Rotatable Bond Count: 4 ; (20)Exact Mass: 131.094629 ; (21)MonoIsotopic Mass: 131.094629 ; (22)Topological Polar Surface Area: 63.3 ; (23)Heavy Atom Count: 9.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure. SMILES: O=C(O)[C@@H](N)CCCC; InChI: InChI=1/C6H13NO2/c1-2-3-4-5(7)6(8)9/h5H,2-4,7H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m0/s1; InChIKey: LRQKBLKVPFOOQJ-YFKPBYRVBZ. DL-Norleucine has many suppliers, such as Daming Changda Co., Ltd., GL Biochem (Shanghai) Ltd., Yixing Kangyuan Biochemical Co., Ltd. and Zhemical Co., Ltd..