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Home/Compounds/API/Calcium 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate
C12H18CaO6
298.35 g/mol
API

Calcium 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate

CAS51828-95-6EC257-457-6
Category
API
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Calcium 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate is the calcium salt of 4-methyl-2-oxovaleric acid, a compound also known as alpha-ketoisocaproic acid. It is an intermediate in the metabolic degradation of the essential amino acid L-leucine and is produced by the action of branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase.

active pharmaceutical ingredient raw materialresearch compound for leucine metabolism studies

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

calcium bis(4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate)

InChIKey

WQZNGJIBHXYVNW-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

CC(C)CC(=O)C(=O)[O-].CC(C)CC(=O)C(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Synonyms (15)
  • 2-Ketoleucine calcium salt
  • 2-keto-4-methyl-valeric acid
  • Calcium alpha-oxoisocaproate
  • KETOISOCAPROIC ACID CALCIUM
  • calcium alpha-ketoisocaproate