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MeSH Heading: Isoleucine
Tree Number(s): D12.125.070.577; D12.125.142.383
Unique ID: D007532
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007532
Annotation: /biosyn /‌defic /‌physiol permitted
Scope Note: An essential branched-chain aliphatic amino acid found in many proteins. It is an isomer of LEUCINE. It is important in hemoglobin synthesis and regulation of blood sugar and energy levels.
Entry Term(s): Alloisoleucine; Isoleucine, L-Isomer; L-Isoleucine
Registry Numbers: 04Y7590D77; 0
Related Numbers: 7004-09-3; 73-32-5
CAS Type 1 Name: Isoleucine
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Isoleucine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025