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simvastatin

lipid-lowering medication
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simvastatin

Summary

simvastatin is a type of chemical entity[1]. simvastatin ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • simvastatin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • simvastatin's chemical structure is recorded as Simvastatin Structural Formulae.svg[4].
  • simvastatin's physically interacts with is recorded as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase[5].
  • simvastatin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 79902-63-9[6].
  • simvastatin's EC number is recorded as 616-751-8[7].
  • simvastatin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCC(C)(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C=C2C1C(C(C=C2)C)CCC3CC(CC(=O)O3)O)C[8].
  • simvastatin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C25H38O5/c1-6-25(4,5)24(28)30-21-12-15(2)11-17-8-7-16(3)20(23(17)21)10-9-19-13-18(26)14-22(27)29-19/h7-8,11,15-16,18-21,23,26H,6,9-10,12-14H2,1-5H3/t15-,16-,18+,19+,20-,21-,23-/m0/s1[9].
  • simvastatin's InChIKey is recorded as RYMZZMVNJRMUDD-HGQWONQESA-N[10].
  • simvastatin's ATC code is recorded as C10AA01[11].
  • simvastatin's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₅H₃₈O₅[12].
  • simvastatin's subclass of is recorded as statin[13].
  • simvastatin's part of is recorded as response to simvastatin[14].
  • simvastatin's has use is recorded as medication[15].
  • simvastatin's Commons category is recorded as Simvastatin[16].
  • simvastatin's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D019821[17].
  • simvastatin's has part is recorded as oxygen[18].
  • simvastatin's has part is recorded as carbon[19].
  • simvastatin's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1064[20].
  • simvastatin's Guide to Pharmacology Ligand ID is recorded as 2955[21].
  • simvastatin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z428[22].
  • simvastatin's UNII is recorded as AGG2FN16EV[23].
  • simvastatin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 49179[24].
  • simvastatin's PubChem CID is recorded as 54454[25].
  • simvastatin's KEGG ID is recorded as D00434[26].
  • simvastatin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D02.455.426.559.847.638.400.900[27].

Why It Matters

simvastatin ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month).[2] simvastatin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] simvastatin is known by 36 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] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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