dihydromevinolin

Preferred Label : dihydromevinolin;

MeSH note : potent hypocholesterolemic agent from Aspergillus terreus; inhibits HMG-CoA reductase; RN given refers to (1S-(1alpha(R*),3alpha,4aalpha,7beta,8beta(2S*,4S*),8abeta))-isomer; structure in first source;

MeSH synonym : 4a,5-dihydromevinolin;

MeSH CAS label : butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,2,3,4,4a,7,8,8a-octahydro-3,7-dimethyl-8-(2-(tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-oxo-2H-pyran-2-yl)ethyl)-1-naphthalenyl ester, (1S-(1alpha(R*),3alpha,4aalpha,7beta,8beta(2S*,4S*),8abeta))-;

Registry Number MeSH : 77517-29-4;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C031351;

UMLS CUI

C0058091;

MeSH indexing information
- hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductases [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- lovastatin [MeSH Descriptor]
Pharmacological action(s)
- hydroxymethylglutaryl-coa reductase inhibitors [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- dihydromevinolin [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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