Mevalolactone

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The lactone of mevalonic acid uncountable

    "Compounds that were negatively correlated with fatty acid odor were mevalolactone, quinic acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, N,N-dimethylhistidine, and pyruvic acid (Table 3 )."

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"Compounds that were negatively correlated with fatty acid odor were mevalolactone, quinic acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, N,N-dimethylhistidine, and pyruvic acid (Table 3 )."

Etymology

From mevalonic acid + lactone.

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