alpha-Ketoisovaleric acid

α-Ketoisovaleric acid
Names

IUPAC name 3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid
Other names 2-Ketoisovaleric acid; α-Ketovaline
Identifiers
CAS Number	759-05-7^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:16530^Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL146554^Y
ChemSpider	48^Y
DrugBank	DB04074^Y
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
KEGG	C00141^Y
PubChem	49
InChI InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)^Y Key: QHKABHOOEWYVLI-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C5H8O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,8) Key: QHKABHOOEWYVLI-UHFFFAOYAY
SMILES O=C(C(=O)O)C(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C₅H₈O₃
Molar mass	116.12 g·mol⁻¹
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Y verify (what is ^YN ?)
Infobox references

α-Ketoisovaleric acid is a metabolite of valine.

lysine→	Saccharopine Allysine α-Aminoadipic acid α-Ketoadipate Glutaryl-CoA Glutaconyl-CoA Crotonyl-CoA β-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA

leucine→	α-Ketoisocaproic acid Isovaleryl-CoA 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA 3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA HMG-CoA

tryptophan→alanine→	N'-Formylkynurenine Kynurenine Anthranilic acid 3-Hydroxykynurenine 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde 2-Aminomuconic semialdehyde 2-Aminomuconic acid Glutaryl-CoA

G→pyruvate→citrate

glycine→serine→	3-Phosphoglyceric acid glycine→creatine: Glycocyamine Phosphocreatine Creatinine

G→glutamate→
α-ketoglutarate

histidine→	Urocanic acid Imidazol-4-one-5-propionic acid Formiminoglutamic acid Glutamate-1-semialdehyde

proline→	1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid

arginine→	Agmatine Ornithine Cadaverine Putrescine

other	cysteine+glutamate→glutathione: γ-Glutamylcysteine

G→propionyl-CoA→
succinyl-CoA

valine→	α-Ketoisovaleric acid Isobutyryl-CoA Methacrylyl-CoA 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid

isoleucine→	2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA Tiglyl-CoA 2-Methylacetoacetyl-CoA

methionine→	generation of homocysteine: S-Adenosyl methionine S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine Homocysteine conversion to cysteine: Cystathionine alpha-Ketobutyric acid+Cysteine

threonine→	α-Ketobutyric acid

propionyl-CoA→	Methylmalonyl-CoA

G→fumarate

phenylalanine→tyrosine→	4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid Homogentisic acid 4-Maleylacetoacetic acid

G→oxaloacetate

see urea cycle

Other

Cysteine metabolism	Cysteine sulfinic acid

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alpha-Ketoisovaleric acid

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