mevastatin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From [Term?] + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).
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Noun[edit]
mevastatin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A statin, produced by the mould Penicillium citrinum, used in the production of pravastatin