Isopropylmalic acid (isopropylmalate) is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of leucine. It is synthesized from oxoisovalerate by 2-isopropylmalate synthase and converted into isopropyl-3-oxosuccinate by 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase.
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