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StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:28:47 UTC
Update Date2022-08-30 23:23:47 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000056
Metabolite Identification
Common NameL-Isoleucine
DescriptionBranched chain amino acids (BCAA) are essential amino acids whose carbon structure is marked by a branch point. These three amino acids are critical to human life and are particularly involved in stress, energy and muscle metabolism. BCAA supplementation as therapy, both oral and intravenous, in human health and disease holds great promise. "BCAA" denotes valine, isoleucine and leucine which are branched chain essential amino acids. Despite their structural similarities, the branched amino acids have different metabolic routes, with valine going solely to carbohydrates, leucine solely to fats and isoleucine to both. The different metabolism accounts for different requirements for these essential amino acids in humans: 12 mg/kg, 14 mg/kg and 16 mg/kg of valine, leucine and isoleucine respectively. Furthermore, these amino acids have different deficiency symptoms. Valine deficiency is marked by neurological defects in the brain, while isoleucine deficiency is marked by muscle tremors. BCAA are decreased in patients with liver disease, such as hepatitis, hepatic coma, cirrhosis, extrahepatic biliary atresia or portacaval shunt; aromatic amino acids (AAA)-tyrosine, tryptophan and phenylalanine, as well as methionine-are increased in these conditions. Valine, in particular, has been established as a useful supplemental therapy to the ailing liver. All the BCAA probably compete with AAA for absorption into the brain. Supplemental BCAA with vitamin B6 and zinc help normalize the BCAA:AAA ratio. The BCAA are not without side effects. Leucine alone, for example, exacerbates pellagra and can cause psychosis in pellagra patients by increasing excretion of niacin in the urine. Leucine may lower brain serotonin and dopamine. A dose of 3 g of isoleucine added to the niacin regime has cleared leucine-aggravated psychosis in schizophrenic patients. Isoleucine may have potential as an antipsychotic treatment. Leucine is more highly concentrated in foods than other amino acids. A cup of milk contains 800 mg of leucine and only 500 mg of isoleucine and valine. A cup of wheat germ has about 1.6 g of leucine and 1 g of isoleucine and valine. The ratio evens out in eggs and cheese. One egg and an ounce of most cheeses each contain about 400 mg of leucine and 400 mg of valine and isoleucine. The ratio of leucine to other BCAA is greatest in pork, where leucine is 7 to 8 g and the other BCAA together are only 3 to 4 g (http://www.dcnutrition.com). Moreover, L-isoleucine is found to be associated with maple syrup urine disease, which is an inborn error of metabolism.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(2S,3S)-2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acidChEBI
2-Amino-3-methylvaleric acidChEBI
alpha-Amino-beta-methylvaleric acidChEBI
IChEBI
IleChEBI
ISOLEUCINEChEBI
(2S,3S)-2-Amino-3-methylpentanoateGenerator
2-Amino-3-methylvalerateGenerator
a-Amino-b-methylvalerateGenerator
a-Amino-b-methylvaleric acidGenerator
alpha-Amino-beta-methylvalerateGenerator
Α-amino-β-methylvalerateGenerator
Α-amino-β-methylvaleric acidGenerator
(2S,3S)-2-Amino-3-methyl-pentanoateHMDB
(2S,3S)-2-Amino-3-methyl-pentanoic acidHMDB
(2S,3S)-a-Amino-b-methyl-N-valerateHMDB
(2S,3S)-a-Amino-b-methyl-N-valeric acidHMDB
(2S,3S)-a-Amino-b-methylvalerateHMDB
(2S,3S)-a-Amino-b-methylvaleric acidHMDB
(2S,3S)-Alph-amino-beta-methylvalerateHMDB
(2S,3S)-Alph-amino-beta-methylvaleric acidHMDB
(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-merthyl-N-valerateHMDB
(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-merthyl-N-valeric acidHMDB
(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-merthylvalerateHMDB
(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-merthylvaleric acidHMDB
(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-methyl-N-valerateHMDB
(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-methyl-N-valeric acidHMDB
(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-methylvalerateHMDB
(2S,3S)-alpha-Amino-beta-methylvaleric acidHMDB
(S)-IsoleucineHMDB
(S,S)-IsoleucineHMDB
2-Amino-3-methylpentanoateHMDB
2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acidHMDB
2S,3S-IsoleucineHMDB
Erythro-L-isoleucineHMDB
Iso-leucineHMDB
L-(+)-IsoleucineHMDB
L-IleHMDB
[S-(R*,r*)]-2-amino-3-methylpentanoateHMDB
[S-(R*,r*)]-2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acidHMDB
Isoleucine, L-isomerHMDB
AlloisoleucineHMDB
Isoleucine, L isomerHMDB
L-Isomer isoleucineHMDB
2S-Amino-3S-methylpentanoateHMDB
L-IsoleucineKEGG
Molecular FormulaC6H13NO2
Average Mass131.1729
Monoisotopic Mass131.094628665
IUPAC Name(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid
Traditional NameL-isoleucine
CAS Registry Number73-32-5
SMILES
CC[C@H](C)[C@H](N)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c1-3-4(2)5(7)6(8)9/h4-5H,3,7H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)/t4-,5-/m0/s1
InChI KeyAGPKZVBTJJNPAG-WHFBIAKZSA-N