Homoisocitric acid is an isomer of
homocitric acid
Homocitric acid is an organic compound with the formula HOC(CO2H)(CH2CO2H)(C2H4CO2H). This tricarboxylic acid occurs naturally as a component of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of certain nitrogenase proteins. Biochemists often refer to this cof ...
in which the hydroxyl is on the 2 position.
[ ] It is an intermediate in the
α-aminoadipate pathway of
lysine
Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is a precursor to many proteins. Lysine contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated form when the lysine is dissolved in water at physiological pH), an α-carboxylic acid group ( ...
biosynthesis where it is produced by
homocitrate synthase and is a substrate for
homoaconitase Homoaconitase may refer to:
* Homoaconitate hydratase
* Methanogen homoaconitase
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