mev|a|lon|ic acid
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mevalonic acid — Precursor of squalene, steroids, terpenes, and dolichol. * * * mev·a·lon·ic acid .mev ə .län ik n a branched dihydroxy acid C6H12O4 that is a precursor of squalene in the biosynthetic pathway forming sterols (as cholesterol) * * * mev·a·lon·ic… … Medical dictionary
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
mevalonicaciduria — me·va·lon·ic·ac·id·uria (mev ə lon″ik as″ĭ duґre ə) an autosomal recessive aminoacidopathy caused by mutation in the MVK gene (locus: 12q24), which encodes mevalonate kinase; the resulting deficiency of the enzyme is… … Medical dictionary
