Mevastatin/Compactin
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. It has a role as a fungal metabolite, an EC 3.4.24.83 (anthrax lethal factor endopeptidase) inhibitor, an antifungal agent, a Penicillium metabolite and an apoptosis inducer.
| Catalog Number | INT73573883 |
| Alternative Name(s) | Compactin EC 700-442-0 Mevastatin ML-236B |
| Research Area | Intermediates |
| Molecular Formula | C23H34O5 |
| CAS# | 73573-88-3 |
| SMILES | CCC(C)C(=O)OC1CCC=C2C1C(C(C=C2)C)CCC3CC(CC(=O)O3)O |
| Size | inquiry |
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