C23H34O5
390.5 g/mol
APIDanger
Mevastatin
CAS73573-88-3EC658-033-7
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Mevastatin is a naturally occurring statin isolated from Penicillium fungi. It is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and was the first statin to enter clinical trials, though its clinical use was discontinued due to animal toxicity findings.
antifungal agentapoptosis inducerresearch compound for HMG-CoA reductase inhibition studies
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CAS 73573-88-3
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Safety Reference
Danger
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H362May cause harm to breast-fed children
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
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
Synonyms (40)
- Lovastatin EP Impurity A
- Lovastatin EP Impurity A; Pravastatin Deshydroxy Impurity; Mevastatin; Compactin (Penicillium)
- Mevastatina [INN-Spanish]
- Mevastatine [INN-French]
- Mevastatinum [INN-Latin]
- 6-demethylmevinolin
- Antibiotic ML 236B
- Compactin (penicillium)
- Compactin;ML236B
- LOVASTATIN IMPURITY A
- MEVASTATIN [MART.]
- ML 236 B
- ML-236B lactone
- Mevastatin
- Mevastatin (Compactin)
- Mevastatin (Standard)
- Mevastatin - Bio-X trade mark
- Mevastatin, >=96% (HPLC)
- Mevastatina
- Mevastatine
- Mevastatinum
- compactin
- kompaktin