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Pravastatin MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pravastatin
Tree Number(s)
D02.455.426.559.847.638.930
D04.615.638.930
Unique ID
D017035
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017035
Scope Note
An antilipemic fungal metabolite isolated from cultures of Nocardia autotrophica. It acts as a competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase (HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES).
Entry Term(s)
Apo-Pravastatin
Bristacol
CS-514
Elisor
Eptastatin
Lin-Pravastatin
Lipemol
Liplat
Lipostat
Mevalotin
Nu-Pravastatin
Prareduct
Pravachol
Pravacol
Pravasin
Pravastatin Monosodium Salt, (6 beta)-Isomer
Pravastatin Sodium
Pravastatin Sodium Salt
Pravastatin tert-Octylamine Salt
Pravastatin, (6 beta)-Isomer
RMS-431
SQ-31,000
SQ-31000
Selektine
Vasten
Pharm Action
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Related Numbers
124917-23-3
3M8608UQ61
81093-37-0
81131-70-6
81131-74-0
81176-41-2
CAS Type 1 Name
1-Naphthaleneheptanoic acid, 1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-beta,delta,6-trihydroxy-2-methyl-8-(2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-, (1S-(1alpha(betaS*,deltaS*),2alpha,6alpha,8beta(R*),8aalpha))-
Public MeSH Note
92; PRAVASTATIN was indexed under NAPHTHALENES & HEPTANOIC ACIDS 1986-91
Online Note
use PRAVASTATIN (NM) to search PRAVASTATIN 1986-91
History Note
92; was PRAVASTATIN (NM) 1986-91
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/07/12
Revision Date
2016/07/01
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