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Mevalonate kinase
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<p>Mevalonate kinase is an <a href="/facts/Enzyme/DSI1Fh7y">enzyme</a> (specifically a <a href="/facts/Kinase/dhlHpjnD">kinase</a>) that in humans is encoded by the <i>MVK</i> <a href="/facts/Gene/e1swwPY6">gene</a>. Mevalonate kinases are found in a wide variety of organisms from bacteria to mammals. This enzyme catalyzes the following reaction: </p><p> .</p>