Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism

catabolism · endocrine · musculoskeletal · digestive

Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism. Catabolism pathway. Valine, leucine, and isoleucine share the first two catabolic steps. (1) BCAT (branched-chain…

Modulators

• leucine — activator
• hmb — substrate
• isoleucine — substrate
• valine — substrate

Sources: PMID:16365087