5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
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Definition of the noun 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductase
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- a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol
- lexical domain: Substances - nouns denoting substances
- synonym of 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase: HMG-CoA reductase
- more generic word: reductase = an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance
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