Lovastatin, sold under the brand name Mevacor among others, is a statin medication, to treat high blood cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular...

yeast rice. Chemical analysis soon showed that lovastatin and monacolin K were identical. Lovastatin became the patented prescription drug Mevacor. Red...

of producing 70 mg lovastatin per kilogram of substrate. The red yeast rice fungus, Monascus purpureus, can synthesize lovastatin, mevastatin, and the...

various forms of statins, some of which include atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin. Combination...

In enzymology, lovastatin nonaketide synthase (EC 2.3.1.161) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + 8 malonyl-CoA + 11 NADPH +...

like xylanase. It was also the initial source for the drug mevinolin (lovastatin), a drug for lowering serum cholesterol. Aspergillus terreus can cause...

Niacin/lovastatin (trade names Advicor) was a drug combination used for the treatment of dyslipidemia. It was a combination of the lipid-modifying drug/vitamin...

"Pharmacokinetic comparison of the potential over-the-counter statins simvastatin, lovastatin, fluvastatin and pravastatin". Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 47 (7): 463–474...

of SHP's red yeast rice supplements contained significant amounts of lovastatin, the active ingredient in Mevacor and its generic counterparts. The FDA...

characteristic side effects for statins, can also occur. Contrary to lovastatin, simvastatin and atorvastatin, fluvastatin has no relevant interactions...

and colleagues isolated lovastatin from a strain of the fungus Aspergillus terreus. While developing and researching lovastatin, Merck scientists synthetically...

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors including simvastatin, simvastatin acid, lovastatin, fluvastatin, atorvastatin and cerivastatin inhibit the metabolism of...

high‐risk patients. Atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, and pravastatin are alternatives fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin are alternatives...

USDA and by Pfizer. Several statin cholesterol-lowering drugs (such as lovastatin, from Aspergillus terreus) are derived from molds. The immunosuppressant...

from Tolypocladium inflatum. Lovastatin was the first FDA approved secondary metabolite to lower cholesterol levels. Lovastatin occurs naturally in low concentrations...

these is monacolin K, or lovastatin (previously sold under the trade name Mevacor, and now available as generic lovastatin). Vytorin is drug that combines...

Atorvastatin Rosuvastatin Lovastatin is derived from a fungus source and simvastatin and pravastatin are chemical modifications of lovastatin and as a result do...

combined with lovastatin (Advicor), and with simvastatin (Simcor), as prescription drug combinations. The combination niacin/lovastatin was approved by...

ergot alkaloids one of which is lysergic acid and Simvastatin is based on Lovastatin. Diverted total synthesis is a topic in academic research. Design and...

activity of cerivastatin was compared to that of other statins, specifically lovastatin, simvastatin and pravastatin. This comparison was made by determining...

chlorpromazine, reserpine, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, and alprazolam Statins: lovastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin Pharmaceuticals may also be described as...

for linustatin because it is a diglucoside - in fact, the production of lovastatin inhibits linamarase cleavage of linamarin. This allows intra-plant, post-synthesis...

medical uses. It produces a number of statins. The naturally occurring lovastatins and analogs are called monacolins K, L, J, and also occur in their hydroxyl...

group of compounds found in yeast species: Monacolin J Monacolin K or lovastatin Monacolin M [wikidata] This set index article includes a list of related...

liver impairment. Concomitant use with cholesterol medications such as lovastatin or simvastatin. Hypersensitivity to clarithromycin or any component of...

Linolenic acid: α-Linolenic acid and γ-linolenic acid LOE-908 Loratadine Lovastatin Meclizine Metacycline Methylprednisolone Metyrapone Mevastatin Mifepristone...

Linolenic acid: α-Linolenic acid and γ-linolenic acid LOE-908 Loratadine Lovastatin Meclizine Metacycline Methylprednisolone Metyrapone Mevastatin Mifepristone...

— drugs that are broken down by CYP3A — such as simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin (Mevacor), or atorvastatin (Lipitor) — are taken concomitantly with erythromycin...

oyster mushroom, has been found to contain the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin. In one study, among 11 other commonly cultivated or foraged mushroom...

used in medicines, such as cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), isotretinoin, lovastatin, and simvastatin, among others. The U.S. National Institutes of Health...