mevinolin
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mevinolin — Intermediate in terpene synthesis; an analogue of compactin, a fungal metabolite that is used to lower plasma low density lipoprotein levels. It acts as an inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase, the rate controlling enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis … Dictionary of molecular biology
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 — Systematic (IUPAC) name (1S,3R,7S,8S … Wikipedia
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
Lovastatin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Lovastatin Ander … Deutsch Wikipedia
lipid-lowering — a. (Med.) Serving to reduce the concentration of lipid, such as cholesterol, in the blood; of medications, such as {Mevinolin}, that are used especially to reduce blood cholesterol, as a preventive measure against heart disease. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Red yeast rice — (Chinese: , ; pinyin: hóng qú mǐ ; lit. red yeast rice ), red fermented rice, red kojic rice, red koji rice, or ang kak, is a bright reddish purple fermented rice, which acquires its colour from being cultivated with the mold Monascus purpureus … Wikipedia
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
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
Edgardo Omar Albertó — Nacimiento 1960 Buenos Aires Residencia Argentina Nacionalidad … Wikipedia Español
