lovastatin (mevinolin)

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• Lovastatin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (1S,3R,7S,8S …   Wikipedia

• lovastatin — (= mevinolin; 6a methylcompactin) Fungal metabolite that inhibits hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMGCoA reductase) and is used as an anti hypercholesterolemic drug …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Lovastatin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Lovastatin Ander …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• lovastatin — A cholesterol lowering agent, isolated from a strain of Aspergillus terreus, that reduces both normal and elevated serum cholesterol. SYN: mevinolin. * * * lov·a·stat·in lō və .stat ən, ləv ə n a drug C24H36O8 that decreases the level of… …   Medical dictionary

• mevinolin — SYN: lovastatin …   Medical dictionary

• lovastatin — noun an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate • Syn: ↑Mevacor • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Mevacor) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Statin — This article is about the group of cholesterol lowering drugs. For the amino acid, see Statine. Lovastatin, a compound isolated from Aspergillus terreus, was the first statin to be marketed. Statins (or HMG CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class… …   Wikipedia

• Statin development — The discovery of HMG CoA (3 hydroxy 3 methylglutaryl CoA) reductase inhibitors, called statins, was a breakthrough in the prevention of hypercholesterolemia and related diseases. Hypercholesterolemia is considered to be one of the major risk… …   Wikipedia

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• Aspergillus terreus — Taxobox name = Aspergillus parasiticus regnum = Fungi phylum = Ascomycota classis = Eurotiomycetes ordo = Eurotiales familia = Trichocomaceae genus = Aspergillus species = A. terreus binomial = Aspergillus terreus binomial authority = Aspergillus …   Wikipedia