Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hmg-coa_reductase

1 sense of hmg-coa reductase

Sense 1
HMG-CoA reductase, 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase -- (a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol)
       => reductase -- (an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance)