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Mevalonate vs Epoxycholesterol - What's the difference?

mevalonate | epoxycholesterol |

As nouns the difference between mevalonate and epoxycholesterol

is that mevalonate is any salt or ester of mevalonic acid while epoxycholesterol is an epoxy derivative of cholesterol that is involved in the metabolism of mevalonate.

mevalonate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of mevalonic acid

    • Derived terms

    * phosphomevalonate

    epoxycholesterol

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) An epoxy derivative of cholesterol that is involved in the metabolism of mevalonate