Coronavirus Infectious Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: February 16, 2024
Preferred Name

Lovastatin [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms
ID

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl#N0000007106

code

C24564

Display_Name

Lovastatin

imported from

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl

label

Lovastatin [Chemical/Ingredient]

MeSH_CUI

M0012707

MeSH_Definition

A fungal metabolite isolated from cultures of Aspergillus terreus. The compound is a potent anticholesteremic agent. It inhibits 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES), which is the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis. It also stimulates the production of low-density lipoprotein receptors in the liver.

MeSH_DUI

D008148

MeSH_Name

Lovastatin

NUI

N0000007106

prefixIRI

NDF-RT:N0000007106

prefLabel

Lovastatin [Chemical/Ingredient]

RxNorm_CUI

6472

RxNorm_Name

Lovastatin

Synonym

6-Methylcompactin

Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydro-3,7-dimethyl-8-(2-(tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-oxo-2H-pyran-2-yl)ethyl)-1-naphthalenyl ester, (1S-(1alpha(R*),3alpha,7beta,8beta(2S*,4S*),8abeta))-

Monacolin K

Mevinolin

UMLS_CUI

C0024027

subClassOf

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl#N0000007809

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