5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase mean? 

• 5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE (noun)
  The noun 5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE has 1 sense:

1. a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol

  Familiarity information: 5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 5-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase; HMG-CoA reductase

Hypernyms ("5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase" is a kind of...):

reductase (an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance)