Term Name: mevalonolactone
Synonyms: (+-)-mevalolactone, (+-)-mevalonolactone, (4RS)-4-hydroxy-4-methyloxan-2-one, (4RS)-4-hydroxy-4-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one, (RS)-mevalonolactone, DL-mevalonic acid delta-lactone, DL-mevalonic acid lactone, DL-mevalonolactone, mevalolactone, mevalonic acid delta-lactone, mevalonic acid lactone, mevalonic lactone, R,S-mevalonolactone, rac-4-hydroxy-4-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one, rac-mevalonolactone, racemic mevalonolactone, RS-mevalonolactone
Definition: A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)-mevalonolactone and (S)-mevalonolactone.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:194429]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: racemate
has_functional_parent: mevalonic acid
has_part: (R)-mevalonolactone (S)-mevalonolactone
has_role: animal metabolite antimyopathic agent human urinary metabolite