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pravastatin sodium
- Term ID
- CHEBI:8361
- Synonyms
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- sodium (3R,5R)-3,5-dihydroxy-7-[(1S,2S,6S,8S,8aR)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-8-{[(2S)-2-methylbutanoyl]oxy}-1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]heptanoate
- Definition
- An organic sodium salt that is the sodium salt of pravastatin. A reversible inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA), it is used for lowering cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease. It is one of the lower potency statins, but has the advantage of fewer side effects compared with lovastatin and simvastatin.
- References
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- cas:81131-70-6
- drugbank:DB00175
- hmdb:HMDB0005022
- kegg.drug:D00893
- pubmed:1425808
- pubmed:1680649
- pubmed:1926908
- reaxys:4224939
- wikipedia.en:Parvaststin
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from pravastatin sodium
Phenotype where environments contain pravastatin sodium
Phenotype modified by environments containing pravastatin sodium
Phenotype affecting pravastatin sodium
Human Disease Model