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2-Isopropylmalic acid

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Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxy-2-isopropylsuccinic acid

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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2C[CH(CH3)2](OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
176.17
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
MDL number:
Assay:
98%
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Quality Level

assay

98%

mp

144-146 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid, hydroxyl

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C7H12O5/c1-4(2)7(12,6(10)11)3-5(8)9/h4,12H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)

InChI key

BITYXLXUCSKTJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Isopropylmalic acid is an intermediate formed during leucine biosynthesis. Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae secrets 2-isopropylmalic acid and helps in reduction of aluminum toxicity by forming chelate with Al ions, thereby preventing them from entering the cells.

Application

2-Isopropylmalic acid was employed as an internal standard in diagnostic model for pancreatic cancer using GC/MS-based human serum metabolomics.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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P Friden et al.
Molecular and cellular biology, 9(9), 4056-4060 (1989-09-01)
LEU3 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes an 886-amino-acid polypeptide that activates transcription of at least five genes by binding to an upstream decanucleotide sequence. This activation is dependent on the inducer alpha-isopropylmalate, the synthesis of which is repressed by leucine. We
J Y Sze et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 258(5085), 1143-1145 (1992-11-13)
In the absence of the leucine biosynthetic precursor alpha-isopropylmalate (alpha-IPM), the yeast LEU3 protein (Leu3p) binds DNA and acts as a transcriptional repressor in an in vitro extract. Addition of alpha-IPM resulted in a dramatic increase in Leu3p-dependent transcription. The
Satoshi Takemoto et al.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho, 88(12), 1970-1978 (2017-07-20)
Long-distance transportation is sometimes inevitable in the beef industry because of the geographic separation of major breeding and fattening areas. Long-distance transportation negatively impacts production and health of cattle, which may, at least partly, result from the disturbance of metabolism



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SKUGTIN
333115-100MG04061832618944