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leucine catabolic process

Known as: leucine breakdown, leucine catabolism, leucine degradation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of leucine, 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid. [GOC:ai]
National Institutes of Health

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2010
2010
Objective: 3-Methylglutaconic aciduria type I is a rare inborn error of leucine catabolism. It is thought to present in childhood… 
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
The amino acid leucine is efficiently used by the trypanosomatid Leishmania mexicana for sterol biosynthesis. The incubation of… 
1994
1994
Mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase (mHS) is the first enzyme of ketogenesis, whereas the cytoplasmic HS… 
1978
1978
The rate of oxidation of L-[1-14C]leucine to 14CO2 by isolated rat hepatocytes is increased by pyruvate and dichloroacetate. This… 
1978
1978
ABSTRACT. A boy with the intermediate variant of branched‐chain ketoaciduria was studied. Treatment with an amino acid mixture… 
1974
1974
Metabolism of fat and muscle tissue was measured for 30 days following shock and reinfusion in rabbits. Tissue insulin resistance… 
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1972
Highly Cited
1972
GOLDBERG, ALFRED L., AND RICHARD ODESSEY. Oxidation of amino acids by diaphragms from fed and fasted rats. Am. J. Physiol. 223(6…