- mevalonic acid
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The hydroxy acid 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid that is a biochemical precursor of the terpenoids
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Mevalonic acid — Mevalonic acid … Wikipedia
mevalonic acid — mevalono rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė HOCH₂CH₂C(OH)(CH₃)CH₂COOH atitikmenys: angl. mevalonic acid rus. мевалоновая кислота ryšiai: sinonimas – 3,5 dihidroksi 3 metilpentano rūgštis … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
mevalonic acid — Precursor of squalene, steroids, terpenes, and dolichol. * * * mev·a·lon·ic acid .mev ə .län ik n a branched dihydroxy acid C6H12O4 that is a precursor of squalene in the biosynthetic pathway forming sterols (as cholesterol) * * * mev·a·lon·ic… … Medical dictionary
mevalonic acid — |mevə|länik noun Etymology: methyl + valerolactone + ic : a branched dihydroxy acid (HO2C5H9COOH that is obtained by extraction of dried distillers solubles with organic solvents or made synthetically and that is changed by enzymes in acid… … Useful english dictionary
mevalonic acid — Key intermediate in polyprenyl biosynthesis and thus cholesterol synthesis. Derived from hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA (HMG CoA) a reaction inhibited by mevastatin … Dictionary of molecular biology
Mevalonic aciduria — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = A patient with mevalonic aciduria at the age of 21 months displaying the characteristic facial features. DiseasesDB = 29843 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 251170 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic … Wikipedia
mevalonic — adjective Of or pertaining to mevalonic acid or its derivatives … Wiktionary
mevalonic aciduria — Elevated levels of mevalonic acid in the urine; associated with a deficiency of mevalonate kinase … Medical dictionary
5-Diphosphomevalonic acid — IUPAC name 3 Hydroxy 5 (hydroxy phosphonooxy phosphoryl)oxy 3 methyl pentanoic acid … Wikipedia
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