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Lovastatin acid is an active metabolite of hypolipidemic drug Lovastatin. Lovastatin acid inhibits HMG-CoA reductase. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is an early and rate limiting step in the biosynthesis of cholesterol. Lovastatin has been shown to reduce both normal and elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Lovastatin in approved for prevention of cardiovascular events and hypercholesterolemia. Off-label use of lovastatin includes treatmetn of diabetic dyslipidemia, familial dysbetalipoproteinemia, familial combined hyperlipidemia, or nephrotic hyperlipidemia. Lovastatin was tested in clinical trials agains radioation injury during therapy of prostate cancer.   NCATS

  • SMILES: CC[C@H](C)C(=O)O[C@H]1C[C@@H](C)C=C2C=C[C@H](C)[C@H](CC[C@@H](O)C[C@@H](O)CC(O)=O)[C@@H]12
  • InChIKey: QLJODMDSTUBWDW-BXMDZJJMSA-N
  • Mol. Mass: 422.5549
  • ALogP: 4.2
  • ChEMBL Molecule:
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$0.0349 - $28.8467
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(1s,3r,7s,8s,8ar)-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydro-3,7-dimethyl-8-(2-(2r,4r)-(tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-oxo-2h-pyran-2-yl)ethyl)-1-naphthalenyl (s)-2-methyl-butyrate | 2beta,6alpha-dimethyl-8alpha-(2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-mevinic acid lactone | 6-alpha-methylcompactin | 6alpha-methylcompactin | 6α-methylcompactin | altoprev | lostatin | lovastatin | lovastatina | lovastatine | lovastatinum | mevacor | mevinacor | mevinacor 10 | mevinacor 40 | mevinolin | mk0803 | mk-803 | ml-530b

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