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Mevalonate

The six-carbon product of HMG-CoA reductase and a committed precursor to isoprenoids.

6-carbon moleculeCholesterol biosynthesisHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIERCHEBI:16510ChEBI record
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Record type: molecule. The six-carbon product of HMG-CoA reductase and a committed precursor to isoprenoids.
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Carbon backbone 6 CThis carbon count is shown where it is defined for the molecule.

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Used and produced inCholesterol biosynthesisHandled byHMG-CoA reductaseHandled byMevalonate kinase
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