Isopropylmalic acid
2-Isopropylmalic acid | |
3-Isopropylmalic acid | |
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IUPAC names
3-Isopropylmalic acid 2-Hydroxy-3-isopropylsuccinic acid | |
Other names
Isopropylmalate | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (Jmol) | (2): Interactive image (3): Interactive image |
ChemSpider | 76 (2) 35 (3) |
PubChem | 77 (2) 36 (3) |
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Properties | |
C7H12O5 | |
Molar mass | 176.17 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Isopropylmalic acid (isopropylmalate) is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of leucine, synthesized from oxoisovalerate by 2-isopropylmalate synthase and converted into isopropyl-3-oxosuccinate by 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase. Two isomers are important, the 2- and 3-isopropyl derivatives, and these are interconverted by isopropylmalate dehydratase.
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