mevastatin

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

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Noun

mevastatin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A statin, produced by the mould Penicillium citrinum, used in the production of pravastatin
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