lovastatin
A fatty acid ester that is mevastatin carrying an additional methyl group on the carbobicyclic skeleton. It is used in as an anticholesteremic drug and has been found in fungal species such as Aspergillus terreus and Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom).
Term info
lovastatin
- (1S,3R,7S,8S,8aR)-8-{2-[(2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-oxotetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]ethyl}-3,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl (2S)-2-methylbutanoate
- LOVASTATIN
- Lovastatin
3_STAR
0
C24H36O5
CHEBI:6544, CHEBI:40299
chebi_ontology
6alpha-methylcompactin, (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, Mevacor, 2beta,6alpha-dimethyl-8alpha-(2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-mevinic acid lactone, MK-803, ML-530B, Mevinolin
CHEBI:40303
InChI=1S/C24H36O5/c1-5-15(3)24(27)29-21-11-14(2)10-17-7-6-16(4)20(23(17)21)9-8-19-12-18(25)13-22(26)28-19/h6-7,10,14-16,18-21,23,25H,5,8-9,11-13H2,1-4H3/t14-,15-,16-,18+,19+,20-,21-,23-/m0/s1
PCZOHLXUXFIOCF-BXMDZJJMSA-N
404.53964
404.25627
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Term relations
- hexahydronaphthalenes
- delta-lactone
- statin (naturally occurring)
- polyketide
- fatty acid ester
- has role some Aspergillus metabolite
- has functional parent some (S)-2-methylbutyric acid
- has role some prodrug
- has functional parent some mevastatin
- has role some antineoplastic agent
- has role some anticholesteremic drug