mevalolactone

English

Etymology

From mevalonic acid +‎ lactone.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æktəʊn

Noun

mevalolactone (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The lactone of mevalonic acid
   • 2016 March 4, “Different Polar Metabolites and Protein Profiles between High- and Low-Quality Japanese Ginjo Sake”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Compounds that were negatively correlated with fatty acid odor were mevalolactone, quinic acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, N,N-dimethylhistidine, and pyruvic acid (Table 3 ).