Leucine carbon to ketone products
The leucine branch ultimately yields acetoacetate and acetyl-CoA.
Branched-chain amino acid catabolism · irreversibleA leucine-catabolism intermediate formed by oxidation of isovaleryl-CoA.
3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA is a small molecule that cells make, use, or change in connected metabolic reactions.
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The leucine branch ultimately yields acetoacetate and acetyl-CoA.
Branched-chain amino acid catabolism · irreversible