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#Question id: 10763


In mevalonic acid pathway, three molecules of acetyl-CoA are joined together stepwise to form mevalonic acid, which intermediate steps it will perform to yield isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP2)?

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology
  1. pyrophosphorylation, decarboxylation, and dehydration
  2. Orthophosphorylation, decarboxylation, and hydration
  3. Orthophosphorylation, carboxylation, and hydration
  4. pyrophosphorylation, carboxylation, and dehydration