L-leucine is one of the eight essential amino acids and belonging to the aliphatic amino acids within twenty kinds of proteins. L-leucine and L-isoleucine and L-valine are called three branched chain amino acids. It is a white shiny hexahedral crystal or white crystalline powder at room temperature, odorless, slightly bitter.

L-leucine can promote insulin secretion, can lower blood sugar; promote sleep, reduce sensitivity to pain, migraine headaches, anxiety and ease tension, reduce symptoms of chemical reactions disorder in the body caused by alcohol, and helps control alcoholism; it has a role in the treatment of dizziness, also can promote skin wound and bone healing.

It is often formulated to be used in the treatment or health care; also, be used as food, cosmetics and feed additives and plant growth promoter.

The best food sources of leucine include brown rice, beans, meat, nuts, soy flour, and whole wheat.

1. It is the fourth most concentrated amino acid in skeletal muscle tissue – it comprises about eight percent of the total amino acid count in your body’s protein structures. As one of the three BCAA’s, L-Leucine is essential to your basic health.
2.It has both athletic and medical applications.
3.It maintains nitrogen balance, and it has also been shown to enhance declined thinking abilities as physical activity becomes more intense. L-Leucine also works to heal bone, skin and muscle tissue.

1.Applied in food field.
2.Applied in health product field.
3.Applied in pharmaceutical field.
4.Applied in cosmetics field.
5.Applied in beverage field.