Mevalonic acid

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

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MeSH term MeSH ID Detail
Body Weight D001835 333 associated lipids
Adenocarcinoma D000230 166 associated lipids
Colonic Neoplasms D003110 161 associated lipids
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular D006528 140 associated lipids
Prostatic Neoplasms D011471 126 associated lipids
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic D002471 126 associated lipids
Hypertension D006973 115 associated lipids
Glioma D005910 112 associated lipids
Hypercholesterolemia D006937 91 associated lipids
Leukemia D007938 74 associated lipids
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