Meanings
nounmevaldate (plural mevaldates)
plural mevaldates
- biochemistryAny salt or ester of mevaldic acid.
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 ].
2016 February 4, “Characterising Complex Enzyme Reaction Data”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From mevaldic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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mevaldate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevaldate
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