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ChEBI

statin (naturally occurring)

Term ID
CHEBI:87632
Synonyms
  • naturally occurring statin
  • naturally occurring statins
  • statins (naturally occurring)
Definition
Any statin that occurs in nature. The class includes compactin (also known as mevastatin), isolated from a fermentation broth of Penicillium citrinum, and lovastatin, isolated from Aspergillus terreus.
References
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from statin (naturally occurring)
Phenotype where environments contain statin (naturally occurring)
Phenotype modified by environments containing statin (naturally occurring)
Human Disease Model
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