isopropylmalic acid

/AY1 S AH0 P R OW1 P AH0 L M AE1 L IH0 K AE0 S AH0 D/
noun
  1. 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.

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