Controllable Growth of Straight Nanorods and Nanowires in the Langmuir Films of a Bolaamphiphilic PAR Derivative

Importance of mevalonate-derived product

Importance of mevalonate-derived products in the control of HMG-CoA reductase activity and growth of human lung adenocarcinoma cell line a549

✍ Faïza Bennis; Gilles Favre; Francis Le Gaillard; Georges Soula 📂 Article 📅 1993 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 738 KB

## Abstract HMG‐CoA reductase catalyzes the synthesis of mevalonate, a crucial intermediate in the biosynthesis of cholesterol and non‐sterol isoprenoid compounds essential for cell growth. The HMG‐CoA reductase activity of the A549 tumor cell line is higher than that of normal human fibroblasts. T