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Simvastatin (INN) (IPA: ) is a hypolipidemic drug belonging to the class of pharmaceuticals called "statins". It is used to control hypercholesterolemia (elevated cholesterol levels) and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Simvastatin is a synthetic derivate of a fermentation product of Aspergillus terreus.
History
The development of simvastatin was closely linked with the research and development of lovastatin. Biochemist Jesse Huff and his colleagues at Merck began researching the biosynthesis of cholesterol in the early 1950s. In 1956, mevalonic acid was isolated from a yeast extract by Karl Folkers, Carl Hoffman, and others at Merck; while Huff and his associates confirmed that mevalonic acid was an intermediate in cholesterol biosynthesis. In 1959, the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme (a major contributor of internal cholesterol production) was discovered by researchers at the Max Planck Institute. This discovery encouraged scientists worldwide to find an effective inhibitor of this enzyme.
By 1976, Akira Endo had isolated the first inhibitor (compactin) from yeast cultures in Sankyo, Japan. In 1979, Hoffman and colleagues isolated lovastatin from a strain of the fungus Aspergillus terreus. While developing and researching lovastatin, Merck scientists synthetically derived a more potent HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor from a fermentation product of Aspergillus terreus, which was designated MK-733 (later to be named simvastatin)http://www-personal.umich.edu/~afuah/cases/case10.html .
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ManalAlqari (Manal) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:38:14 -0000
@Benchmark_ad There is a rare case that we should stop using simvastatin and taking lipitor to reduce (cont) http://t.co/fNCecgET
Side effects of simvastatin - http://t.co/e6C2LaLa
JACKLIFE1 (JACK LIFE) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:31:48 -0000
Side effects of simvastatin - http://t.co/e6C2LaLa
back and buttocks, loads of tests and surgery on his back but still they can't find cause of problems, could it be the Simvastatin?
nomiod (Naomi Dure) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:24:26 -0000
back and buttocks, loads of tests and surgery on his back but still they can't find cause of problems, could it be the Simvastatin?
Anyone else had problems with Simvastatin? My hubby been on it since car crash and suffers terrible probs walking and stabbing pains in
nomiod (Naomi Dure) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:22:03 -0000
Anyone else had problems with Simvastatin? My hubby been on it since car crash and suffers terrible probs walking and stabbing pains in
Side effects of simvastatin - http://t.co/OcZ4A2xb
kumararatna (kumara ratna) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:52 -0000
Side effects of simvastatin - http://t.co/OcZ4A2xb
My 1st time 2 take simvastatin 2nyt, having muscle numbness or spasm? Im not sure if it was caused by what i just had. :|
singkititay (dyandyan) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:16 -0000
My 1st time 2 take simvastatin 2nyt, having muscle numbness or spasm? Im not sure if it was caused by what i just had. :|
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