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