Term Name:	mevalonic acid
Synonyms:	(+-)-2,4-dideoxy-3-C-methylpentonic acid, (+-)-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid, (+-)-mevalonic acid, (+-)-MVA, (3RS)-mevalonic acid, (RS)-mevalonic acid, 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid, DL-mevalonic acid, rac-3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid, rac-mevalonic acid, rac-MVA, racemic mevalonic acid, RS-mevalonic acid
Definition:	A racemate composed of equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-mevalonic acid.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:25351]  ( EBI )