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5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE

Dictionary entry overview: What does 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase mean?

• 5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE (noun)
The noun 5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE has 1 sense:

1. a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol

Familiarity information: 5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• 5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE (noun)

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5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase; HMG-CoA reductase

Hypernyms ("5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase" is a kind of...):

reductase (an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance)

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