Mevalonate pathway
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mevalonate-pathway-234-3865003
title:
Mevalonate pathway
text:
The mevalonate pathway, also known as the isoprenoid pathway or HMG-CoA reductase pathway is an essential metabolic pathway present in eukaryotes, archaea, and some bacteria. The pathway produces two five-carbon building blocks called isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP), which are used to make isoprenoids, a diverse class of over 30,000 biomolecules such as cholesterol, vitamin K, coenzyme Q10, and all steroid hormones. The mevalonate pathway begins with acety
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Series of interconnected biochemical reactions
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevalonate_pathway
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date modified:
2023-11-21T21:39:51Z
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