The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate by the mevalonate pathway that contributes to terpenoid biosynthesis. This pathway converts acetate, in the form of acetyl-CoA, to isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) through a series of mevalonate intermediates.
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isopentenyl diphosphate anabolism, mevalonate pathway, during terpenoid anabolism; isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic process, mevalonate pathway, during terpenoid biosynthetic process; isopentenyl diphosphate formation, mevalonate pathway, during terpenoid biosynthesis; isopentenyl diphosphate formation, mevalonate pathway, during terpenoid formation; isopentenyl diphosphate synthesis, mevalonate pathway, during terpenoid synthesis