Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase
"Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA from acetyl-CoA and acetoacetyl-CoA. This is a key enzyme in steroid biosynthesis. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 4.1.3.5.
| Descriptor ID |
D006904
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.050.612
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| Concept/Terms |
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Synthase
- Synthase, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA
- 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase
- HMG-CoA synthase
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase" by people in Profiles.
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Singh S, McDonough CW, Gong Y, Alghamdi WA, Arwood MJ, Bargal SA, Dumeny L, Li WY, Mehanna M, Stockard B, Yang G, de Oliveira FA, Fredette NC, Shahin MH, Bailey KR, Beitelshees AL, Boerwinkle E, Chapman AB, Gums JG, Turner ST, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Johnson JA. Genome Wide Association Study Identifies the HMGCS2 Locus to be Associated With Chlorthalidone Induced Glucose Increase in Hypertensive Patients. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 03 09; 7(6).