farnesylpyrophosphate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From farnesyl + pyrophosphate.
Noun
[edit]farnesylpyrophosphate (countable and uncountable, plural farnesylpyrophosphates)
- (biochemistry) An intermediate in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes, terpenoids, and sterols.