Mevalonic acid

Mevalonic acid is a lipid of Fatty Acyls (FA) class.

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Prostatic Neoplasms D011471 126 associated lipids
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular D006528 140 associated lipids
Colonic Neoplasms D003110 161 associated lipids
Adenocarcinoma D000230 166 associated lipids
Body Weight D001835 333 associated lipids
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Bhat CS and Ramasarma T Rhythmic activity of utilization of mevalonate for biogenesis of cholesterol. 1977 Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. pmid:836326
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Gibbons GF and Mitropoulos KA The effect of carbon monoxide on the nature of the accumulated 4,4-dimethyl sterol precursors of cholesterol during its biosynthesis from (2-14C)mevalonic acid in vitro. 1973 Biochem. J. pmid:4724584
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Skilleter DN and Kekwick RG The enzymes forming isopentenyl pyrophosphate from 5-phosphomevalonate (mevalonate 5-phosphate) in the latex of Hevea brasiliensis. 1971 Biochem. J. pmid:4333851
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