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isopropylmalic acid

isopropylmalic acid noun: an intermediate in leucine biosynthesis, synthesized from oxoisovalerate by 2-isopropylmalate synthase and converted into isopropyl-3-oxosuccinate by 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase.

Noun

isopropylmalic acid (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of isopropylmalic acid

  • isopropylmalate

Questions about isopropylmalic acid

What does isopropylmalic acid mean?
Isopropylmalic acid means an intermediate in leucine biosynthesis, synthesized from oxoisovalerate by 2-isopropylmalate synthase and converted into isopropyl-3-oxosuccinate by 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase.
What part of speech is isopropylmalic acid?
Isopropylmalic acid is a noun.

Words near isopropylmalic acid in the dictionary

  1. isopropylethylene
  2. isopropylethylenes
  3. isopropylidene
  4. isopropylidenedioxy
  5. isopropylidenes
  6. isopropylmalic acid
  7. isopropylmethylphosphonic acid
  8. isopropyloxy
  9. isopropylphosphate
  10. isopropylphosphates
  11. isopropyls

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