| Dataset | GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological term |
| Description | A carboxylic ester that is pravastatin that is lacking the allylic hydroxy group and in which the lactone moiety has been hydrolysed to the corresponding delta-hydroxy-carboxylic acid. A hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) isolated from Penicillium citrinum and from Penicillium brevicompactum, its clinical use as a lipid-regulating drug ceased following reports of toxicity in animals. (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest Ontology, CHEBI_34848) |
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2 genes co-occuring with the biological term mevastatin in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
