L-Mevalonic acid

Name: L-Mevalonic acid
CAS#: 32451-23-3
Chemical Formula: C6H12O4
Exact Mass: 148.0736
Molecular Weight: 148.15

Elemental Analysis: C, 48.64; H, 8.16; O, 43.19

Description: L-Mevalonic acid is a metabolite of the mevalonate pathway, which plays a key role in the biosynthesis of sterols, dolichol, heme and ubiquinone. Of interest for research in the disease areas oncology, autoimmune diseases, artherosclerosis and Alzheimer disease, as well as for inherited deficiencies of mevalonate kinase.

IUPAC/Chemical Name: (S)-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid

InChi Key: KJTLQQUUPVSXIM-LURJTMIESA-N

InChi Code: InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-6(10,2-3-7)4-5(8)9/h7,10H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t6-/m0/s1

SMILES Code: O=C(O)C[C@@](C)(O)CCO

Appearance: Solid powder