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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/(3S)-calcium 3-methyl-2-oxo-pentanoate
C12H18CaO6
298.35 g/mol
Food Additive

Calcium (S)-3-methyl-2-oxovalerate

CAS51828-96-7EC257-458-1
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Nutritional supplement and metabolic intermediate

Calcium (S)-3-methyl-2-oxovalerate is the calcium salt of a branched-chain keto acid that serves as a metabolic intermediate in the degradation pathway of L-leucine, an essential amino acid. It is commonly used as a nutritional supplement to support amino acid metabolism.

nutritional supplementmetabolic intermediate in leucine degradation

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

calcium bis((3S)-3-methyl-2-oxopentanoate)

InChIKey

PTFSVYLXDCGPFY-SCGRZTRASA-L

SMILES

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

Synonyms (12)
  • ALPHA-KETO-ISOLEUCINE CALCIUM
  • KETO-ISOLEUCINE CALCIUM