Mevalonic acid

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

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MeSH term MeSH ID Detail
Adenocarcinoma D000230 166 associated lipids
Adrenoleukodystrophy D000326 29 associated lipids
Biliary Fistula D001658 13 associated lipids
Body Weight D001835 333 associated lipids
Celiac Disease D002446 16 associated lipids
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic D002471 126 associated lipids
Colonic Neoplasms D003110 161 associated lipids
Diabetic Nephropathies D003928 39 associated lipids
Glioblastoma D005909 27 associated lipids
Glioma D005910 112 associated lipids
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Brady PS et al. Evidence for an underestimation of the shunt pathway of mevalonate metabolism in slices of livers and kidneys from fasted rats and rats in diabetic ketosis. 1982 J. Lipid Res. pmid:6819335
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