CHEBI:87635 - statin (synthetic)

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ChEBI Name statin (synthetic)
ChEBI ID CHEBI:87635
Definition A statin which does not occur naturally and which is not obtained by chemical transformation of a naturally occurring statin.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): EC 1.1.1.34/EC 1.1.1.88 (hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase) inhibitor
Any EC 1.1.1.* (oxidoreductase acting on donor CH-OH group, NAD+ or NADP+ acceptor) inhibitor that inhibits HMG-CoA reductases. Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors have been shown to lower directly cholesterol synthesis. The Enzyme Commission designation is EC 1.1.1.34 for the NADPH-dependent enzyme and EC 1.1.1.88 for an NADH-dependent enzyme.
(via statin )
Application(s): anticholesteremic drug
A substance used to lower plasma cholesterol levels.
(via statin )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635) is a statin (CHEBI:87631)
Incoming (3R,5S)-fluvastatin (CHEBI:38565) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
(3R,5S)-fluvastatin sodium (CHEBI:77602) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
(3S,5R)-fluvastatin (CHEBI:5136) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
(3S,5R)-fluvastatin sodium (CHEBI:77603) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
atorvastatin (CHEBI:39548) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
atorvastatin calcium trihydrate (CHEBI:2911) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
cerivastatin (CHEBI:3558) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
cerivastatin sodium (CHEBI:3559) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
fluvastatin (CHEBI:38561) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
fluvastatin sodium (CHEBI:5137) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
pitavastatin (CHEBI:32020) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
pitavastatin calcium (CHEBI:71258) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
rosuvastatin (CHEBI:38545) is a statin (synthetic) (CHEBI:87635)
Synonyms Sources
statins (synthetic) ChEBI
synthetic statin ChEBI
synthetic statins ChEBI
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Last Modified
24 August 2015