| Mevacor |
lovastatin: an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate
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| MeV |
megaelectron volt; one million electron volts.
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| mevalonate |
a salt, ester, or anionic form of mevalonic acid.
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| mevalonate kinase |
[EC 2.7.1.36] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of mevalonate as a step in the biosynthesis of cholesterol and other isoprenoids. Deficiency of the enzyme causes mevalonicaciduria.
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| mevalonic acid |
a carboxylic acid precursor of sterols and other isoprenoids; it accumulates abnormally in mevalonicaciduria.
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