Chemical Component Summary

Name(R)-MEVALONATE
Identifiers(3R)-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methyl-pentanoate
FormulaC6 H11 O4
Molecular Weight147.149
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESC[C@@](CCO)(CC(=O)[O-])O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O4/c1-6(10,2-3-7)4-5(8)9/h7,10H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/p-1/t6-/m1/s1
InChIKeyKJTLQQUUPVSXIM-ZCFIWIBFSA-M

Chemical Details

Formal Charge-1
Atom Count21
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count20
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB03518 
NameMevalonic acid
Groups experimental
Synonyms
  • 3,5-Dihydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid
  • (R)-mevalonic acid
  • (R)-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid
  • (R)-mevalonate
  • Mevalonic acid
CategoriesHydroxy Acids
CAS number150-97-0

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductaseMSLDSRLPAFRNLSPAARLDHIGQLLGLSHDDVSLLANAGALPMDIANGM...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 5288798
ChEBI CHEBI:36464