RefMet Compound Details

MW structure1480 (View MW Metabolite Database details)
RefMet nameMevalonic acid
Alternative nameFA 5:0;3Me[R],3OH,5OH
Systematic name3R-methyl-3,5-dihydroxy-pentanoic acid
SMILESC[C@@](CCO)(CC(=O)O)O   Run Tanimoto similarity search (with similarity coefficient >=0.6)
Sum CompositionFA 6:0;O2 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass148.073560 (neutral)
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FormulaC6H12O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-6(10,2-3-7)4-5(8)9/h7,10H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t6-/m1/s1
InChIKeyKJTLQQUUPVSXIM-ZCFIWIBFSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassHydroxy FA
Pubchem CID439230
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Mevalonic acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R02245 ATP + (R)-Mevalonate <=> ADP + (R)-5-PhosphomevalonateATP:(R)-mevalonate 5-phosphotransferase
R02082 (R)-Mevalonate + CoA + 2 NADP+ <=> (S)-3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+(R)-Mevalonate:NADP+ oxidoreductase (CoA acylating)

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Mevalonic acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00900 Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis 2
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