CHEBI:87632 - statin (naturally occurring)

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ChEBI Name statin (naturally occurring)
ChEBI ID CHEBI:87632
Definition Any statin that occurs in nature. The class includes compactin (also known as mevastatin), isolated from a fermentation broth of Penicillium citrinum, and lovastatin, isolated from Aspergillus terreus.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
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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Outgoing statin (naturally occurring) (CHEBI:87632) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
statin (naturally occurring) (CHEBI:87632) is a statin (CHEBI:87631)
Incoming lovastatin (CHEBI:40303) is a statin (naturally occurring) (CHEBI:87632)
mevastatin (CHEBI:34848) is a statin (naturally occurring) (CHEBI:87632)
Synonyms Sources
naturally occurring statin ChEBI
naturally occurring statins ChEBI
statins (naturally occurring) ChEBI
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Last Modified
24 August 2015