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mevalonic acid [¦mev·ə¦lan·ik ′as·əd] (organic chemistry) HO2C5H9COOH A dihydroxy acid used in organic synthesis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As a result, there is depletion of certain substances, eg, ubiquinone and mevalonate. Mevalonate is a component in the biosynthetic pathway that is shared by cholesterol, ubiquinone, also known as coenzyme (Q. Some proteins produced by cancer-promoting genes need mevalonate, a metabolic precursor to cholesterol, to anchor themselves in the cell membrane. |
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