Term Name: | mevalonic acid |
---|---|
Synonyms: | (+-)-2,4-dideoxy-3-C-methylpentonic acid, (+-)-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid, (+-)-mevalonic acid, (+-)-MVA, (3RS)-mevalonic acid, (RS)-mevalonic acid, 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid, DL-mevalonic acid, rac-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid, rac-mevalonic acid, rac-MVA, racemic mevalonic acid, RS-mevalonic acid |
Definition: | A racemate composed of equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-mevalonic acid. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:25351] ( EBI ) |