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メバロン酸 (メバロンさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

メバロン酸さん

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Meanings

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noun

mevalonic acid

chemistry

A key intermediate in the biosynthesis of cholesterol and other isoprenoids. Used in biochemistry and organic chemistry contexts.

メバロン酸さんはコレステロール生せい合ごう成せいの中ちゅう間かん体たいである。
Mevalonic acid is an intermediate in cholesterol biosynthesis.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour

Etymology

From English 'mevalonic acid', itself derived from 'mevalonate', which is named after the fungus *Aspergillus mevalonicus* from which it was first isolated.