Information AboutIsoleucine |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ISOLEUCINE | |
| proteinogenic amino acids | |
| glucogenic amino acids | |
| ketogenic amino acids | |
| branched-chain amino acids | |
| essential amino acids | |
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Isoleucine is one of the 20 standard Amino Acid s, and is coded for in DNA . Its chemical composition is identical to that of Leucine , but the arrangement of its atoms is slightly different, resulting in different properties. Nutritionally , in humans, isoleucine is an Essential Amino Acid . Isoleucine is a Hydrophobic amino acid. Isoleucine has two Chiral centers; therefore there are four possible Stereoisomer s of isoleucine and two possible Diastereomer s of L-isoleucine. However, isoleucine present in nature exists in one enantiomeric form, (2''S'',3''S'')-2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid. EXTERNAL LINKS |