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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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
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Mevastatin (CAS 73573-88-3) is 2932.20.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2932.20
EU CN code (8-digit)
2932 20 90
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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
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