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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C6H10O3
Molecular Weight 130.1418
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of .ALPHA.-KETOISOCAPROIC ACID

SMILES

CC(C)CC(=O)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=BKAJNAXTPSGJCU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H10O3/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H10O3
Molecular Weight 130.1418
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Evidence that the branched-chain alpha-keto acids accumulating in maple syrup urine disease induce morphological alterations and death in cultured astrocytes from rat cerebral cortex.
2004-11-15
Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase and methionine formation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
2004-10-07
Metabonomic investigations in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni: an approach for biomarker identification.
2004-08-24
alpha-Aminoadipate aminotransferase from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus.
2004-07
Nutritional supplementation acutely increases albumin fractional synthetic rate in chronic hemodialysis patients.
2004-07
Role of renal D-amino-acid oxidase in pharmacokinetics of D-leucine.
2004-07
13C-breath tests in the study of mitochondrial liver function.
2004-06-24
Kidney protein dynamics and ammoniagenesis in humans with chronic metabolic acidosis.
2004-06
Protein synthesis rates of human PBMC and PMN can be determined simultaneously in vivo by using small blood samples.
2004-06
Tacrolimus impairment of insulin secretion in isolated rat islets occurs at multiple distal sites in stimulus-secretion coupling.
2004-05
Ligand-induced conformational changes and a reaction intermediate in branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase (E1) from Thermus thermophilus HB8, as revealed by X-ray crystallography.
2004-04-02
Chemical conversion of alpha-keto acids in relation to flavor formation in fermented foods.
2004-03-10
Tissue-specific regulation of 4E-BP1 and S6K1 phosphorylation by alpha-ketoisocaproate.
2004-02
Prolactin, progesterone, and dexamethasone coordinately and adversely regulate glucokinase and cAMP/PDE cascades in MIN6 beta-cells.
2004-02
Central administration of leucine, but not isoleucine and valine, stimulates feeding behavior in neonatal chicks.
2004-01-09
Intrahippocampal administration of the alpha-keto acids accumulating in maple syrup urine disease provokes learning deficits in rats.
2004-01
Effects of antenatal steroids on protein metabolism in preterm infants on the first day of life.
2004-01
Catabolism of leucine to branched-chain fatty acids in Staphylococcus xylosus.
2004
Inhibition of brain energy metabolism by the alpha-keto acids accumulating in maple syrup urine disease.
2003-11-20
Quantitation of endogenous analytes in biofluid without a true blank matrix.
2003-11-01
Model to assess muscle protein turnover: domain of validity using amino acyl-tRNA vs. surrogate measures of precursor pool.
2003-11
Pyruvate inhibits zinc-mediated pancreatic islet cell death and diabetes.
2003-09
Gender differences in the regulation of amino acid metabolism.
2003-09
Acute effects of acidosis on protein and amino acid metabolism in perfused rat liver.
2003-08
Methodological characterization of the 2-keto [1-13C]isocaproate breath test to measure in vivo human mitochondrial function: application in alcoholic liver disease assessment.
2003-08
Synergistic effects of testosterone and growth hormone on protein metabolism and body composition in prepubertal boys.
2003-08
Allosteric activators of glucokinase: potential role in diabetes therapy.
2003-07-18
Effects of fatty acids on hepatic amino acid catabolism and fibrinogen synthesis in young healthy volunteers.
2003-07
Opposite effects of glucose on plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase and Na/Ca exchanger transcription, expression, and activity in rat pancreatic beta-cells.
2003-06-20
Expression of monocarboxylic acid transporters (MCT) in brain cells. Implication for branched chain alpha-ketoacids transport in neurons.
2003-05-14
A 48-hour exposure of pancreatic islets to calpain inhibitors impairs mitochondrial fuel metabolism and the exocytosis of insulin.
2003-05
Oxidation of essential amino acids by the ovine gastrointestinal tract.
2003-05
Distinguishing features of leucine and alpha-ketoisocaproate sensing in pancreatic beta-cells.
2003-05
Development of a capillary electrophoretic method for the analysis of amino acids containing tablets.
2003-04-18
In vivo assessment of the mitochondrial response to caloric restriction in obese women by the 2-keto[1-C]isocaproate breath test.
2003-04
Effects of environmental factors on leucine catabolism by Carnobacterium piscicola.
2003-03-25
Metabolism of brain amino acids following pentylenetetrazole treatment.
2003-02
Disturbance of cultured rat neuronal network activity depends on concentration and ratio of leucine and alpha-ketoisocaproate: implication for acute encephalopathy of maple syrup urine disease.
2003-02
Effect of minimal enteral feeding on splanchnic uptake of leucine in the postabsorptive state in preterm infants.
2003-02
Regulation of leucine-stimulated insulin secretion and glutamine metabolism in isolated rat islets.
2003-01-31
Characterization of homoisocitrate dehydrogenase involved in lysine biosynthesis of an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB27, and evolutionary implication of beta-decarboxylating dehydrogenase.
2003-01-17
Human mitochondrial and cytosolic branched-chain aminotransferases are cysteine S-conjugate beta-lyases, but turnover leads to inactivation.
2003-01-15
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase: tetrahydrofolate-independent hydroxymethyltransferase and enolization reactions with alpha-keto acids.
2003-01-14
Leucine promotes glucose uptake in skeletal muscles of rats.
2002-12-20
alpha-Ketoisocaproic acid regulates phosphorylation of intermediate filaments in postnatal rat cortical slices through ionotropic glutamatergic receptors.
2002-12-15
Insulin secretion induced by palmitate--a process fully dependent on glucose concentration.
2002-12
Kinetics of sequential metabolism from D-leucine to L-leucine via alpha-ketoisocaproic acid in rat.
2002-12
Role of blood cells in leucine kinetics across the human kidney.
2002-12
Effect of supply of metabolizable protein on whole body and splanchnic leucine metabolism in lactating dairy cows.
2002-10
Supplementing with beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) to build and maintain muscle mass: a review.
2002
Patents
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
4GUJ8AH400
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Name Type Language
2-OXOISOCAPROATE
Preferred Name English
.ALPHA.-KETOISOCAPROIC ACID
Systematic Name English
KETOLEUCINE
Systematic Name English
4-METHYL-2-OXOVALERIC ACID
Systematic Name English
4-METHYL-2-OXOPENTANOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
PENTANOIC ACID, 4-METHYL-2-OXO-
Common Name English
2-OXOLEUCINE
Common Name English
2-KETO-4-METHYLVALERIC ACID
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
DSLD 1491 (Number of products:4)
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Code System Code Type Description
CHEBI
48430
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CAS
816-66-0
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CHEBI
17865
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PUBCHEM
70
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
212-435-5
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JECFA MONOGRAPH
454
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WIKIPEDIA
alpha-Ketoisocaproic acid
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID6061157
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FDA UNII
4GUJ8AH400
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