4-Hydroxyisoleucine

4-Hydroxyisoleucine is an orally active amino acid that can be isolated from fenugreek seeds. 4-Hydroxyisoleucine displays insulinotropic and antidiabetic properties[1].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[781658-23-9]

Product Name Alternative

4-Hydroxy-L-isoleucine

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H315, H319, H335

Target

Others

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Others

Applications

Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/4-hydroxyisoleucine.html

Purity

98.0

Solubility

DMSO : < 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C) |H2O : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

N[C@@H]([C@@H](C)C(O)C)C(O)=O

Molecular Formula

C6H13NO3

Molecular Weight

147.17

Precautions

H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Haeri MR, et al. The effect of fenugreek 4-hydroxyisoleucine on liver function biomarkers and glucose in diabetic and fructose-fed rats. Phytother Res. 2009 Jan;23 (1) :61-4. |[2]Zhou C, et al. 4-Hydroxyisoleucine relieves inflammation through iRhom2-dependent pathway in co-cultured macrophages and adipocytes with LPS stimulation. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2020 Dec 9;20 (1) :373.|[3]Jaiswal N, et al. 4-Hydroxyisoleucine stimulates glucose uptake by increasing surface GLUT4 level in skeletal muscle cells via phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase-dependent pathway. Eur J Nutr. 2012 Oct;51 (7) :893-8.|[4]Yang J, et al. 4-Hydroxyisoleucine Alleviates Macrophage-Related Chronic Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Jan 21;11:606514.|[5]Haeri MR, et al. Non-insulin dependent anti-diabetic activity of (2S, 3R, 4S) 4-hydroxyisoleucine of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) in streptozotocin-induced type I diabetic rats. Phytomedicine. 2012 May 15;19 (7) :571-4.