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Fig. 1 | Nutrition & Metabolism

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From: Branched-chain amino acids in health and disease: metabolism, alterations in blood plasma, and as supplements

Fig. 1

Main pathways of BCAA catabolism. ALA, alanine; GLU, glutamate; GLN, glutamine; HMB, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate; HMG-CoA, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA; KIC, α-ketoisocaproate (ketoleucine); KIV, α-ketoisovalerate (ketovaline); KMV, α-keto-β-methylvalerate (ketoisoleucine); α-KG, α-ketoglutarate. 1, branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase (BCAT); 2, branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase (BCKD); 3, KIC dioxygenase

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