Homoaconitic acid explained

Homoaconitatic acid (homoaconitate) is related to aconitic acid but with one extra carbon. It is part of the α-aminoadipate pathway for lysine biosynthesis, where it is made from homocitrate by homoaconitase.[1] It is converted to homoisocitrate by homoisocitrate dehydrogenase.

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Notes and References

  1. Enzymatic Formation of cis-Homoaconitic Acid, an Intermediate in Lysine Biosynthesis in Yeast . Murray Strassman and Louis N. Ceci . 1966 . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 241 . 22 . 5401–5407 . 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)96444-6 . 5954805. free .

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