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                                                                Synonyms: DL-mevalonate | DL-mevalonic acid
                                 
                                                         
                            Compound class: 
                                                            Metabolite
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: (RS)-mevalonate is a mixture of two chiral isoforms, (R)-mevalonate and (S)-mevalonate. Only the (R)-form is biologically active.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Metabolite | 
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| DL-mevalonate | DL-mevalonic acid | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| CAS Registry No. | 150-97-0 (source: Scifinder) | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:25350 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 135650949 | 
| PubChem CID | 449 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | KJTLQQUUPVSXIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | KJTLQQUUPVSXIM | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | KJTLQQUUPVSXIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | KJTLQQUUPVSXIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| Wikipedia | Mevalonate |