English Explanatory Dictionary

isopropylmalic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intermediate in leucine biosynthesis, synthesized from oxoisovalerate by 2-isopropylmalate synthase and converted into isopropyl-3-oxosuccinate by 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase.

Word forms

isopropylmalic acid

Synonyms

isopropylmalate
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