Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) biosynthetic pathway

Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) biosynthetic pathway. Acetolactate synthase (ALS) catalyzes the first step of biosynthesis of BCAAs. Imazamox blocks the synthesis of valine, leucine, and isoleucine by inactivating the ALS enzyme [].
Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) biosynthetic pathway

Publication

An imazamox-based herbicide causes apoptotic changes in rat liver and pancreas. (2019) Çiğdem Sevim, et al. Toxicol Rep. 2019;6:42-50. Figure: F1.

Gene mentions


Organism Group Word Match Source NCBI Symbol NCBI ID

Chemical mentions

Word Match MeSH Name ChEBI
Threonine Gly-Thr mesh:C061951 glycyl-threonine chebi:73920
2-Aminobutyrate NA mesh:D000613
TPP Thiamine Pyrophosphate mesh:D013835 thiamine(1+) diphosphate chloride chebi:18290
2-Ketobutyrate NA mesh:C005087
Pyruvate NA mesh:D011773
aldehyde Aldehydes mesh:D000447 aldehyde chebi:17478
FAD Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide mesh:D005182 FAD chebi:16238
Mg++ Magnesium mesh:D008274 magnesium atom chebi:25107
Acetolactate NA mesh:C006359
Norvaline NA mesh:C575978
Norleucine NA mesh:C031684
2-Aceto-2-hydroxybutyrate NA mesh:C027745
2-Acetolactate NA mesh:C006359
2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylvalerate 3-methylvaleric acid mesh:C042993 3-methylvaleric acid chebi:166883
2,3-Dihydroxyisovalerate NA mesh:C039620
2-Keto-3-methylvalerate NA mesh:C021047
2-Ketoisovalerate NA mesh:C001505
Isoleucine NA mesh:C043801
Valine NA mesh:C521924
Leucine NA mesh:C038361

Disease mentions

Word Match MeSH Name DOID