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Cerivastatin (BAYCOL®) is a competitive inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, which is responsible for the conversion of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) to mevalonate, a precursor of sterols, including cholesterol. The inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis by cerivastatin reduces the level of cholesterol in hepatic cells, which stimulates the synthesis of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors, thereby increasing the uptake of cellular LDL particles. The end result of these biochemical processes is a reduction of the plasma cholesterol concentration. On August 8, 2001 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Bayer Pharmaceutical Division voluntarily withdrew BAYCOL® from the U.S. market, due to reports of fatal rhabdomyolysis, a severe adverse reaction from this cholesterol-lowering (lipid-lowering) product. It has also been withdrawn from the Canadian market.   NCATS

  • SMILES: COCc1c(nc(C(C)C)c(\C=C\[C@@H](O)C[C@@H](O)CC(=O)O)c1c2ccc(F)cc2)C(C)C
  • InChIKey: SEERZIQQUAZTOL-ANMDKAQQSA-N
  • Mol. Mass: 459.56
  • ALogP: 4.88
  • ChEMBL Molecules:
More Chemistry
6-heptenoic acid, 7-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)-3-pyridinyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-, monosodium salt, (s-(r*,s*-(e)))- | 7-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-(methoxymethyl)pyrid-3-yl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoate sodium salt | baychol | baycol | bay w 6228 | bay-w-6228 | cerivastatin | cerivastatin sodium | cerivastatin sodium salt hydrate | certa | kazak | lipobay | rivastatin

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