Biological process

Ac-MVA pathway, acetate-mevalonate pathway, isopentenyl diphosphate anabolism, mevalonate pathway, isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process via mevalonate, isopentenyl diphosphate formation, mevalonate pathway, isopentenyl diphosphate synthesis, mevalonate pathway

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate, via the intermediate mevalonate. This pathway converts acetate, in the form of acetyl-CoA, to isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP), the fundamental unit in isoprenoid biosynthesis, through a series of mevalonate intermediates.