isopropylmalic acid
English
Noun
isopropylmalic acid (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) An intermediate in leucine biosynthesis, synthesized from oxoisovalerate by 2-isopropylmalate synthase and converted into isopropyl-3-oxosuccinate by 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase.
Synonyms
- isopropylmalate