C23H36O7
424.5 g/mol
APIDanger
Pravastatin
CAS81093-37-0
Category
API
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Pravastatin is a semi-synthetic statin derived from microbial transformation of mevastatin. It acts as a reversible inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase and is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in cholesterol-lowering medications.
pharmaceutical raw material for cholesterol-lowering medicationsresearch compound for HMG-CoA reductase inhibition studies
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CAS 81093-37-0
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Danger
H228Flammable solid
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(3R,5R)-7-[(1S,2S,6S,8S,8aR)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-8-[(2S)-2-methylbutanoyl]oxy-1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid
InChIKey
TUZYXOIXSAXUGO-PZAWKZKUSA-N
SMILES
CC[C@H](C)C(=O)O[C@H]1C[C@@H](C=C2[C@H]1[C@H]([C@H](C=C2)C)CC[C@H](C[C@H](CC(=O)O)O)O)O
Synonyms (29)
- Pravastatin (INN)
- 3beta-Hydroxycompactin
- Apo Pravastatin
- Eptastatin
- Lin Pravastatin
- Mevalothin
- Nu Pravastatin
- Pravachol
- Pravastatin acid
- Pravastatina
- Pravastatina [Spanish]
- Pravastatine
- Pravastatine [French]
- Pravastatinum
- Pravastatinum [Latin]
- Pravator
- Pravator (TN)
- pravastatin