mevastatin
A carboxylic ester that is pravastatin that is lacking the allylic hydroxy group. A hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) isolated from Penicillium citrinum and from Penicillium brevicompactum, its clinical use as a lipid-regulating drug ceased following reports of toxicity in animals.
Term info
mevastatin
- (1S,7S,8S,8aR)-8-{2-[(2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-oxotetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]ethyl}-7-methyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl (2S)-2-methylbutanoate
- Mevastatin
- mevastatin
3_STAR
0
C23H34O5
chebi_ontology
CS 500, ML 236 B, mevastatin, mevastatina, antibiotic ML 236B, ML-236B, mevastatine, mevastatinum, Compactin
CHEBI:34848
InChI=1S/C23H34O5/c1-4-14(2)23(26)28-20-7-5-6-16-9-8-15(3)19(22(16)20)11-10-18-12-17(24)13-21(25)27-18/h6,8-9,14-15,17-20,22,24H,4-5,7,10-13H2,1-3H3/t14-,15-,17+,18+,19-,20-,22-/m0/s1
AJLFOPYRIVGYMJ-INTXDZFKSA-N
390.51310
390.24062
CC[C@H](C)C(=O)O[C@H]1CCC=C2C=C[C@H](C)[C@H](CC[C@@H]3C[C@@H](O)CC(=O)O3)[C@@H]12
Term relations
- hexahydronaphthalenes
- statin (naturally occurring)
- 2-pyranones
- polyketide
- has role some antifungal agent
- has role some Penicillium metabolite
- has role some EC 3.4.24.83 (anthrax lethal factor endopeptidase) inhibitor
- has role some apoptosis inducer
- has role some fungal metabolite