farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway

id: GO:0010142
name: farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The pathway that converts acetate, in the form of acetyl-CoA, to farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) through a series of mevalonate intermediates. Farnesyl diphosphate is an important substrate for other essential pathways, such as biosynthesis of sterols.

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