Term Name: | fluvastatin |
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Synonyms: | (+-)-fluvastatin, (6E)-erythro7-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(propan-2-yl)-1H-indol-2-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid, Cranoc, erythro-(E)-3,5-dihydroxy-7-[3'-(4''-fluorophenyl)-1'-(1''-methylethyl)indol-2'-yl]hept-6-enoic acid, fluvastatin, fluvastatina, fluvastatine, fluvastatinum, rac-(3R,5S)-fluvastatin, rac-(3R,5S,6E)-7-(3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(1-methylethyl)-1H-indol-2-yl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acid, rac-(3R,5S,6E)-7-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(propan-2-yl)-1H-indol-2-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid |
Definition: | A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (3R,5S)- and (3S,5R)-fluvastatin. An HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, it is used (often as the corresponding sodium salt) to reduce triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol, and increase HDL-chloesterol, in the treatment of hyperlipidaemia. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:38561] ( EBI ) |