-
Lovastatin, sold
under the
brand name
Mevacor among others, is a
statin medication, to
treat high
blood cholesterol and
reduce the risk of cardiovascular...
-
yeast rice.
Chemical analysis soon
showed that
lovastatin and
monacolin K were identical.
Lovastatin became the
patented prescription drug Mevacor. Red...
- In enzymology,
lovastatin nonaketide synthase (EC 2.3.1.161) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + 8 malonyl-CoA + 11
NADPH +...
- of
producing 70 mg
lovastatin per
kilogram of substrate. The red
yeast rice fungus,
Monascus purpureus, can
synthesize lovastatin, mevastatin, and the...
-
various forms of statins, some of
which include atorvastatin, fluvastatin,
lovastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin. Combination...
- Niacin/
lovastatin (trade
names Advicor) was a drug
combination used for the
treatment of dyslipidemia. It was a
combination of the lipid-modifying drug/vitamin...
- like xylanase. It was also the
initial source for the drug
mevinolin (
lovastatin), a drug for
lowering serum cholesterol.
Aspergillus terreus can cause...
- of SHP's red
yeast rice
supplements contained significant amounts of
lovastatin, the
active ingredient in
Mevacor and its
generic counterparts. The FDA...
-
characteristic side
effects for statins, can also occur.
Contrary to
lovastatin,
simvastatin and atorvastatin,
fluvastatin has no
relevant interactions...
- "Pharmacokinetic
comparison of the
potential over-the-counter
statins simvastatin,
lovastatin,
fluvastatin and pravastatin".
Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 47 (7): 463–474...
