Isopropylmalic acid
Isopropylmalic acid (isopropylmalate) is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of leucine, synthesized from oxoisovalerate by 2-isopropylmalate synthase and converted into isopropyl-3-oxosuccinate by 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase. Two isomers are important, the 2- and 3-isopropyl derivatives, and these are interconverted by isopropylmalate dehydratase.
![]() 2-Isopropylmalic acid  | |
![]() 3-Isopropylmalic acid  | |
| Names | |
|---|---|
| IUPAC names
 3-Isopropylmalic acid 2-Hydroxy-3-isopropylsuccinic acid  | |
| Other names
 Isopropylmalate  | |
| Identifiers | |
  | |
3D model (JSmol)  | 
  | 
| ChEBI | 
  | 
| ChemSpider | |
| DrugBank | 
  | 
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.159.209 | 
| EC Number | 
  | 
PubChem CID  | 
|
| UNII | 
  | 
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)  | 
  | 
  | |
  | |
| Properties | |
| C7H12O5 | |
| Molar mass | 176.168 g·mol−1 | 
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
![]()  | |
| Warning | |
| H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
Infobox references  | |
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.


