lovastatin biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0140735

Synonyms

• lovastatin anabolism
• lovastatin biosynthesis
• lovastatin formation
• lovastatin synthesis
• mevacor anabolism
• mevacor biosynthesis
• mevacor biosynthetic process
• mevacor formation
• mevacor synthesis
• mevinolin anabolism
• mevinolin biosynthesis
• mevinolin biosynthetic process
• mevinolin formation,
• mevinolin synthesis
• monacolin K anabolism
• monacolin K biosynthesis
• monacolin K biosynthetic process
• monacolin K formation
• monacolin K synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lovastatin (also known as mevinolin, mevacor or monacolin K), a hypolipidemic inhibitor of (3S)-hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (HMGR). (2)

References

• MetaCyc:PWY-7535
• kegg.module:M00893

Ontology

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