Products 73573-88-3
CAS 73573-88-3 appears in our catalog under these names: Mevastatin (Compactin), Lovastatin EP Impurity A (Mevastatin), Mevastatin, >95% (HPLC), Mevastatin, Mevastatin/ 97.96% (existing batch purity). Offered by: Chemat Brand, TRC, Mikromol, LoGiCal, Dr. Ehrenstorfer. Available pack sizes: on request, 100mg, 1g, 25mg, 10mg, 50mg, 500mg, 10mM (in 1ml dmso).
Mevastatin is a carboxylic ester that is pravastatin that is lacking the allylic hydroxy group. A hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) isolated from Penicillium citrinum and from Penicillium brevicompactum, its clinical use as a lipid-regulating drug ceased following reports of toxicity in animals. It has a role as an antifungal agent, an apoptosis inducer, a fungal metabolite, a Penicillium metabolite and an EC 3.4.24.83 (anthrax lethal factor endopeptidase) inhibitor. It is a member of hexahydronaphthalenes, a polyketide, a carboxylic ester, a member of 2-pyranones and a statin (naturally occurring).
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C23H34O5 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 390.5 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | [(1S,7S,8S,8aR)-8-[2-[(2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-oxooxan-2-yl]ethyl]-7-methyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl] (2S)-2-methylbutanoate |
| InChIKey | AJLFOPYRIVGYMJ-INTXDZFKSA-N |
| SMILES | CC[C@H](C)C(=O)O[C@H]1CCC=C2[C@H]1[C@H]([C@H](C=C2)C)CC[C@@H]3C[C@H](CC(=O)O3)O |
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