β-Ketoisocaproic acid, also known as 4-methyl-3-oxopentanoic acid, is an intermediate in the metabolism of leucine. Its metabolic precursor and metabolic product in the leucine metabolic pathway are β-leucine and β-ketoisocaproyl-CoA, respectively.
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