mevastatin

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q414407
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Summary

mevastatin is a type of chemical entity[1]. mevastatin has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • mevastatin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • mevastatin's physically interacts with is recorded as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase[4].
  • mevastatin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCC(C)C(=O)OC1CCC=C2C1C(C(C=C2)C)CCC3CC(CC(=O)O3)O[5].
  • mevastatin's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₃H₃₄O₅[6].
  • mevastatin is a type of mevastatin[7].
  • mevastatin's Commons category is recorded as Mevastatin[8].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Eupenicillium[9].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Genista compacta[10].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Hypomyces chrysospermus[11].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Morus alba[12].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Paecilomyces[13].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium citrinum[14].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium aurantiogriseum[15].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium cyclopium[16].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Trichoderma longibrachiatum[17].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Trichoderma pseudokoningii[18].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium javanicum[19].
  • mevastatin's found in taxon is recorded as Morus lhou[20].
  • mevastatin's isomeric SMILES is recorded as CCC@HC(=O)O[C@H]1CCC=C2[C@H]1C@HCC[C@@H]3CC@HOC@HC(=O)O[C@H]1CCC=C2[C@H]1C@HCC[C@@H]3CC@HO">[21].
  • mevastatin's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'dalton', 'amount': '+390.240624'}[22].
  • mevastatin's World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mevastatin'}[23].
  • mevastatin's subject has role is recorded as statin[24].
  • mevastatin's subject has role is recorded as antibiotic[25].
  • mevastatin's subject has role is recorded as anticholesteremic agents[26].
  • mevastatin's subject has role is recorded as antifungal[27].

Why It Matters

mevastatin has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] mevastatin is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The synthesis of compactin (ML-236B) and monacolin K in fungi. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Compactin — A new orobol bioside fromGenista compacta. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The synthesis of compactin (ML-236B) and monacolin K in fungi. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Alternative Response of Two Isoprenoid Biosynthetic Pathways to Compactin in Morus alba Cell Cultures. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The synthesis of compactin (ML-236B) and monacolin K in fungi. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Biosynthesis of ML-236B (compactin) and monacolin K.. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Isolation of compactin (a hypocholestrolemic metabolite) from a new source: Penicillium cyclopium. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Isolation of compactin (a hypocholestrolemic metabolite) from a new source: Penicillium cyclopium. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The synthesis of compactin (ML-236B) and monacolin K in fungi. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The synthesis of compactin (ML-236B) and monacolin K in fungi. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . New decalin derivatives, eujavanoic acids A and B, from Eupenicillium javanicum. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Alternative Response of Two Isoprenoid Biosynthetic Pathways to Compactin in Morus alba Cell Cultures. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Stereoisomer of → (2S)-2-methylbutanoic acid [(1S,7S,8S,8aS)-8-[2-[(2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-oxo-2-oxanyl]ethyl]-7-methyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl] ester
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