lovastatin

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q417740
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lovastatin

Summary

lovastatin is a type of chemical entity[1]. lovastatin ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • lovastatin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • lovastatin's chemical structure is recorded as Lovastatin.svg[4].
  • lovastatin's physically interacts with is recorded as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase[5].
  • lovastatin's physically interacts with is recorded as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase[6].
  • lovastatin's physically interacts with is recorded as nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2[7].
  • lovastatin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 75330-75-5[8].
  • lovastatin's EC number is recorded as 616-212-7[9].
  • lovastatin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCC(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C=C2C1C(C(C=C2)C)CCC3CC(CC(=O)O3)O)C[10].
  • lovastatin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C24H36O5/c1-5-15(3)24(27)29-21-11-14(2)10-17-7-6-16(4)20(23(17)21)9-8-19-12-18(25)13-22(26)28-19/h6-7,10,14-16,18-21,23,25H,5,8-9,11-13H2,1-4H3/t14-,15-,16-,18+,19+,20-,21-,23-/m0/s1[11].
  • lovastatin's InChIKey is recorded as PCZOHLXUXFIOCF-BXMDZJJMSA-N[12].
  • lovastatin's ATC code is recorded as C10AA02[13].
  • lovastatin's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₄H₃₆O₅[14].
  • lovastatin's subclass of is recorded as statin[15].
  • lovastatin's part of is recorded as lovastatin biosynthetic process[16].
  • lovastatin's has use is recorded as medication[17].
  • lovastatin's Commons category is recorded as Lovastatin[18].
  • lovastatin's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D008148[19].
  • lovastatin's has part is recorded as oxygen[20].
  • lovastatin's has part is recorded as carbon[21].
  • lovastatin's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL503[22].
  • lovastatin's Guide to Pharmacology Ligand ID is recorded as 2739[23].
  • lovastatin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1CQP[24].
  • lovastatin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z8k9[25].
  • lovastatin's UNII is recorded as 9LHU78OQFD[26].
  • lovastatin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 48085[27].

Why It Matters

lovastatin ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2] lovastatin has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] lovastatin is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). lovastatin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lovastatin
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lovastatin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lovastatin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lovastatin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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