isopropylmalic acid

English

Noun

isopropylmalic acid (uncountable)

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

Synonyms
  • isopropylmalate
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