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/loh'veuh stat"n/, n.a drug that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.[1985-90; of undetermined orig.]
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Lovastatin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (1S,3R,7S,8S … Wikipedia
lovastatin — [lō′və stat΄in, lō΄və stat′in] n. 1. a white, crystalline powder, C24H36O5 2. a drug made of this powder, used to reduce the levels of LDL and cholesterol in the blood … English World dictionary
Lovastatin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Lovastatin Ander … Deutsch Wikipedia
lovastatin — noun Etymology: probably from International Scientific Vocabulary mevalonic acid, a carboxylic acid, C6H12O4 (from methyl + valeric + onic as in gluconic acid) + mevastatin, a fungal metabolite structurally similar to lovastatin, from mevalonic + … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lovastatin — ЛОВАСТАТИН ( Lovastatin )*. Ловастатин является гипохолестеринемическим веществом, выделенным из штамма Аspergillus terreus. [1S (1 a (R*),З a ,7 b ,8 b (2S*,4S*),8 ab ] 1,2,3,7,8,8 a Гексагидро 3,7 диметил 8[2 (тетрагидро) 4 гидрокси 6 оксо 2Н… … Словарь медицинских препаратов
Lovastatin nonaketide synthase — In enzymology, a lovastatin nonaketide synthase (EC number|2.3.1.161) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:acetyl CoA + 8 malonyl CoA + 11 NADPH + 10 H+ + S adenosyl L methionine ightleftharpoons dihydromonacolin L + 9 CoA + 8 CO2 +… … Wikipedia
lovastatin — (= mevinolin; 6a methylcompactin) Fungal metabolite that inhibits hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMGCoA reductase) and is used as an anti hypercholesterolemic drug … Dictionary of molecular biology
lovastatin — noun A statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol … Wiktionary
lovastatin — A cholesterol lowering agent, isolated from a strain of Aspergillus terreus, that reduces both normal and elevated serum cholesterol. SYN: mevinolin. * * * lov·a·stat·in lō və .stat ən, ləv ə n a drug C24H36O8 that decreases the level of… … Medical dictionary
lovastatin — lov·a·stat·in … English syllables
