3-Isopropylmalate dehydratase () is an
aconitase
Aconitase (aconitate hydratase; ) is an enzyme that catalyses the stereo-specific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via ''cis''- aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, a non-redox-active process.
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homologue,
which catalyses the isomerisation of
2-isopropylmalate to 3-isopropylmalate, via dehydration, in the biosynthesis of
leucine
Leucine (symbol Leu or L) is an essential amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Leucine is an α-amino acid, meaning it contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH3+ form under biological conditions), an α- ca ...
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