Item 3 of 8 (back to results) previous next pravastatin sodium An organic sodium salt that is the sodium salt of pravastatin. A reversible inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA), it is used for lowering cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease. It is one of the lower potency statins, but has the advantage of fewer side effects compared with lovastatin and simvastatin.

Current search: 03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals: biochemical uses [CHEBI:52206] > enzyme inhibitor [CHEBI:23924] > hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor [CHEBI:35664] × 05. Industrial Uses: pharmaceutical [CHEBI:52217] × Select any link to see items in a related category. more general categories    information about this item 03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  biochemical uses [CHEBI:52206] (3306)   enzyme inhibitor [CHEBI:23924] (825)   hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor [CHEBI:35664] (10)   pravastatin sodium [CHEBI:8361] (1) 05. Industrial Uses  05. Industrial Uses  pharmaceutical [CHEBI:52217] (1978)   drug [CHEBI:23888] (1930)   antilipemic drug [CHEBI:35679] (30)   anticholesteremic drug [CHEBI:35821] (15)   pravastatin sodium [CHEBI:8361] (1) 08. Chemical Category  08. Chemical Category  main group molecular entity [CHEBI:33579] (25650)   s-block molecular entity [CHEBI:33674] (7287)   alkali metal molecular entity [CHEBI:33296] (279)   sodium molecular entity [CHEBI:26712] (216)   sodium salt [CHEBI:26714] (213)   organic sodium salt [CHEBI:38700] (187)   pravastatin sodium [CHEBI:8361] (1)  alkali metal salt [CHEBI:35479] (248)   sodium salt [CHEBI:26714] (213)   organic sodium salt [CHEBI:38700] (187)   pravastatin sodium [CHEBI:8361] (1)  polyatomic entity [CHEBI:36357] (18777)   heteroatomic molecular entity [CHEBI:37577] (13672)   salt [CHEBI:24866] (931)   organic salt [CHEBI:24868] (775)   organic sodium salt [CHEBI:38700] (187)   pravastatin sodium [CHEBI:8361] (1)  alkali metal salt [CHEBI:35479] (248)   sodium salt [CHEBI:26714] (213)   organic sodium salt [CHEBI:38700] (187)   pravastatin sodium [CHEBI:8361] (1) ChEBI Compound Accession Identifier:   [CHEBI:8361] ChEBI Compound Description:   An organic sodium salt that is the sodium salt of pravastatin. A reversible inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA), it is used for lowering cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease. It is one of the lower potency statins, but has the advantage of fewer side effects compared with lovastatin and simvastatin. ChEBI Compound Identification Number:   8361 ChEBI InChI Value:   "InChI=1S/C23H36O7.Na/c1-4-13(2)23(29)30-20-11-17(25)9-15-6-5-14(3)19(22(15)20)8-7-16(24)10-18(26)12-21(27)28;/h5-6,9,13-14,16-20,22,24-26H,4,7-8,10-12H2,1-3H3,(H,27,28);/q;+1/p-1/t13-,14-,16+,17+,18+,19-,20-,22-;/m0./s1" ChEBI InChIKey Value:   VWBQYTRBTXKKOG-IYNICTALSA-M ChEBI Compound Name:   pravastatin sodium ChEBI SMILES Value:   [Na+].[H][C@]12[C@H](C[C@H](O)C=C1C=C[C@H](C)[C@@H]2CC[C@@H](O)C[C@@H](O)CC([O-])=O)OC(=O)[C@@H](C)CC ChEBI Substance ID:   135610194 ChEBI URL:   ChEBI:8361 ChemSpider ID:   49400 Ontomatica Chemical Accession Key (OnChAKey):   VWBQYTRBTXKKOG_IYNICTALSA_M_000_000000 PubChem Compound ID:   16759173