Term Name:	cerivastatin
Synonyms:	(3R,5S,6E)-7-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)-3-pyridinyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acid, (3R,5S,6E)-7-(4-(p-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-3-pyridyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acid, (3R,5S,6E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-di(propan-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid, (3R,5S,E)-7-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid, cerivastatin, cerivastatin acid
Definition:	(3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid in which the (7E)-hydrogen is substituted by a 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl group. Formerly used (as its sodium salt) to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, it was withdrawn from the market worldwide in 2001 following reports of a severe form of muscle toxicity.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:3558]  ( EBI )