Α-Ketoisocaproic acid
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ketoisocaproic-acid-256-2385859
title:
Α-Ketoisocaproic acid
text:
α-Ketoisocaproic acid (α-KIC), also known as 4-methyl-2-oxovaleric acid, and its conjugate base and carboxylate, α-ketoisocaproate, are metabolic intermediates in the metabolic pathway for L-leucine. Leucine is an essential amino acid, and its degradation is critical for many biological duties. α-KIC is produced in one of the first steps of the pathway by branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase by transferring the amine on L-leucine onto alpha ketoglutarate, and replacing that amine with a ke
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Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91-Ketoisocaproic_acid
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2024-01-04T20:02:59Z
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