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mevaldic +‎ -ate

Noun

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mevaldate (plural mevaldates)

  1. (biochemistry) Any salt or ester of mevaldic acid
    • 2016 February 4, “Characterising Complex Enzyme Reaction Data”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      For instance, EC 1.1.1.32 and 1.1.1.33 represent two mevaldate reductases, both catalyse the conversion of (R)-mevalonate to mevaldate but respectively use NAD + and NADP + as a cofactor [16 ].