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50838

Sigma-Aldrich

(R)-Mevalonic acid lithium salt

≥93.0% (qNMR)

Synonym(s):

Lithium (R)-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoate, Lithium (R)-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylvalerate, R-MVA-Li

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H11LiO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
154.09
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25
Assay:
≥93.0% (qNMR)
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Assay

≥93.0% (qNMR)

optical activity

[α]/D -26±3°, c = 0.1 in 0.1 M HCl (16 h)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Li+].C[C@@](O)(CCO)CC([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O4.Li/c1-6(10,2-3-7)4-5(8)9;/h7,10H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1/t6-;/m1./s1

InChI key

PVWNXFFXFNEHDZ-FYZOBXCZSA-M

Application

Mevalonic acid may be used as a reference material in assays for the separation or detection of mevalonic acid. Mevalonic acid is a precursor of isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and the mevalonate pathway which leads to isoprenoid biosynthesis. Mevalonic acid may be used as a substrate to identify and characterize mevalonate kinase(s).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mevalonic acid, is an intermediate in the mevalonate pathway, producing terpenes and steroids. This function provides treatment options metabolic disorders , R-mevalonate accumulates in patients with the autosomal recessively inherited mevalonic acidurias, an inborn error of cholesterol and nonsterol isoprene biosynthesis.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Discovery and chemistry of mevalonic acid.
Wagner, A. F. and Folkers, K.
Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, 23, 471-483 (1961)
A Scoppola et al.
Kidney international, 51(3), 908-912 (1997-03-01)
Mevalonic acid (mevalonate or MVA), is an obligate precursor in the biosynthetic pathway of cholesterol. It is partially metabolized by the kidneys and its plasma concentrations are an index of endogenous cholesterol synthesis. The aim of the present study was
Dorothea Haas et al.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 1, 13-13 (2006-05-26)
Mevalonic aciduria (MVA) and hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS) represent the two ends of a clinical spectrum of disease caused by deficiency of mevalonate kinase (MVK), the first committed enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis. At least 30 patients with MVA and 180
Beata Pająk et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 20(6) (2019-03-27)
In this study we attempted to verify the hypothesis that the mevalonate pathway affects amyloid beta precursor protein (AβPP) processing and regulates clusterin protein levels. AβPP expression was monitored by green fluorescence (FL) and Western blot (WB). WB showed soluble
Mutational spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations in mevalonate kinase deficiency.
Mandey, S. H., et al.
Human Mutation, 27, 796-802 (2006)

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