Ch2
3 -Hydroxy-3 -methyl-glutaryl-CoA (50)
Cholesterol (3)
Acetyl-CoA +
Acetoacetate ch2oh ch2
h0-c-CH3
Mevalonate (51)
FIGURE 2-13 Biosynthesis of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA and indication of its metabolic fate. Six molecules of mevalonic acid are ultimately condensed to create one molecule of squalene.
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