Mevalonate pathway

The mevalonate pathway, also known as the isoprenoid pathway or HMG-CoA reductase pathway is an essential metabolic pathway present in eukaryotes, archaea, and some bacteria. The pathway produces two five-carbon building blocks called isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP), which are used to make isoprenoids, a diverse class of over 30,000 biomolecules such as cholesterol, vitamin K, coenzyme Q10, and all steroid hormones. (Wikipedia)

异戊二烯酸途径，亦称异戊二烯类途径或HMG-CoA还原酶途径，是一种存在于真核生物、古菌以及某些细菌中的关键代谢途径。该途径产生两种五碳构建模块，即异戊烯焦磷酸（IPP）和二甲基丙烯焦磷酸（DMAPP），这些模块被用于合成异戊二烯类化合物，这是一类包含超过30,000种生物分子的广泛类别，例如胆固醇、维生素K、辅酶Q10以及所有类固醇激素。