β-Homoleucine, also known as 3-amino-5-methylhexanoic acid, belongs to a class of unusual amino acids known as β-homo amino acids or beta amino acids. The more common α-analogues of these amino acids are present in greater quantities and make up most polypeptides in a cell.
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