mevalolactone

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Etymology

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From mevalonic acid +‎ lactone.

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Noun

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mevalolactone (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The lactone of mevalonic acid
    • 2016 March 4, “Different Polar Metabolites and Protein Profiles between High- and Low-Quality Japanese Ginjo Sake”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Compounds that were negatively correlated with fatty acid odor were mevalolactone, quinic acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, N,N-dimethylhistidine, and pyruvic acid (Table 3 ).