Chemistry:Alloisoleucine

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Alloisoleucine
L-alloisoleucine.svg
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1721791
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
EC Number
  • L-enantiomer: 216-142-3
  • racemic: 207-139-8
UNII
Properties
Appearance white solid
Melting point 285 °C (545 °F; 558 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Alloisoleucine is an amino acid with the formula CH
3
CH
2
CH(CH
3
)CH(NH
2
)CO
2
H
. It exists as two enantiomers, of which the L derivative occurs naturally. L-Alloisoleucine occurs in healthy serum in only trace amounts, except for individuals suffering from maple syrup urine disease.[1]

Structure

Together with valine, leucine, and isoleucine, alloisoleucine is classified as a branched chain amino acid (BCAA). It is the rarist of the four.

L-Alloisoleucine is a diastereomer of the proteogenic amino acid L-isoleucine. The stereochemistry of the isobutyl group differs for L-alloisoleucine and L-isoleucine.

L-Isoleucin - L-Isoleucine.svg D-isoleucine.svg
l-isoleucine (2S,3S) and d-isoleucine (2R,3R)
L-alloisoleucine.svg D-alloisoleucine.svg
l-alloisoleucine (2S,3R) and d-alloisoleucine (2R,3S)

Role in biosynthesis

L-allo-isoleucine is a precursor to coronamic acid, which is a constituent of the phytotoxin coronatine, produced by Pseudomonas syringae.[2]

References

  1. Schadewaldt, Peter; Bodner-Leidecker, Annette; Hammen, Hans-Werner; Wendel, Udo (2000). "Formation of L-Alloisoleucine in Vivo : An L-[13C]Isoleucine Study in Man". Pediatric Research 47 (2): 271–277. doi:10.1203/00006450-200002000-00020. PMID 10674358. 
  2. Vaillancourt, Frédéric H.; Yeh, Ellen; Vosburg, David A.; O'Connor, Sarah E.; Walsh, Christopher T. (August 2005). "Cryptic chlorination by a non-haem iron enzyme during cyclopropyl amino acid biosynthesis" (in en). Nature 436 (7054): 1191–1194. doi:10.1038/nature03797. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16121186. Bibcode2005Natur.436.1191V. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03797.