Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase
"Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA from acetyl-CoA and acetoacetyl-CoA. This is a key enzyme in steroid biosynthesis. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 4.1.3.5.
| Descriptor ID |
D006904
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.050.612
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| Concept/Terms |
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Synthase
- Synthase, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA
- 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase
- HMG-CoA synthase
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