isovaleric acid

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i·so·va·ler·ic ac·id

(ī'so-vă-ler'ik as'id, -lēr'ik),

3-Methylbutyric acid; a metabolic intermediate in oxidative processes; elevated in cases of isovaleric acidemia.

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Retention Relative Metabolite time (min) Compound abundance (%) 1 5.39 Ethyl acetate 79.1 2 5.5 Isobutyl alcohol 2.0 3 7.21 Isopentyl alcohol 5.7 4 7.3 2-Methyl-butanol 1.9 5 7.72 Isobutyric acid 0.6 6 9.57 Isovaleric acid 0.8 7 10.16 2-Methyl butyric acid 0.5 8 17.59 2-phenyl ethanol 4.5 9 33.38 2,5,5-Trimethyl-l, 1.3 3-cyclohexane dione 10 35.03 2,6-Dimethoxyphenol 1.4 11 36.08 2-phenyl ethyl acetate 0.4 12 37.44 3-Hy droxy-2-butanone 1.7

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This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of isovalery-CoA to 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA, and a deficiency of this enzyme results in toxic accumulation of isovaleric acid and derivative organic acids.

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The typical constituents of valerian roots are found to be valeric and isovaleric acid, monoterpenes ([alpha]-pinene, [alpha]-fenchene, camphene), monoterpenic esters (bornyl acetate, myrtenyl acetate, myrtenyl isovaleriate), oxygen containing sesquiterpenes, and valerian cyclopentanoid sesquiterpenes such as valerenal, valerenone, valerenol, valerenyl acetate, valerenic acid, and valerenyl isovalerate.

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The production of isovaleric acid is occasionally observed, causing the strong odor.

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Characterizing the antifungal effects of isovaleric acid. Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee.

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When leucine is not used properly, it builds up as isovaleric acid and other harmful substances in the blood and urine that are toxic or poisonous.

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Silage (moisture) High density Low High Low Measurement ([dagger]) density density density 587 g [kg.sup.-1] 524 g [kg.sup.-1] PH 4.7 b 4.9 ab 4.8 b 5.1 a ([double dagger]) Lactic acid 70.0 a 64.6 a 71.4 a 62.8 a Acetic acid 23.9 ab 38.0 a 32.6 a 19.9 b Propionic acid 1.73 a 0.77 b 0.41 b 0.67 b Isobutyric acid 1.14 b 7.01 a 1.82 b 2.99 b Butyric acid -([section]) 0.40 a 0.20 a 0.54 a Isovaleric acid 0.02 a 0.20 a -- -- Valeric acid 0.34 a 0.27 a 0.56 a 0.40 a ([dagger]) High density baled at 358 kg [cm.sup.-2] hydraulic pressure, low density baled at 179 kg [cm.sup.-2] hydraulic pressure.