基因名:
MVD
产品别名:
FP17780; MDDase; MPD; POROK7; MVD; mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase; mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase; diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase; mevalonate (diphospho) decarboxylase; mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase; 甲羟戊酸脱羧酶;
背景信息:
The enzyme mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase (MVD) catalyzes the conversion of mevalonate pyrophosphate into isopentenyl pyrophosphate in one of the early steps in cholesterol biosynthesis. It decarboxylates and dehydrates its substrate while hydrolyzing ATP.