Form
Powder
Appearance
Crystalsfromaqueousethanol;Whitepowder
Source
PenicilliumCitrinum.
Absorbance
UVmax:230,237and246nm(logε4.28,4.30,4.11)
MeltingPoint
152°C
OpticalRotation
[α]D22=+283°(c=0.48inacetone)
Assay
≥95.0%
LossonDrying
≤2.0%
Mevastatinisastatinprodrugcommonlyusedtocombathypercholesterolemia.Mevastatinisinsolubleinwater,andsolubleinethanolandDMSOat25mg/mL.
73573-88-3
C23H34O5
390.51
MevastatininhibitsHMG-CoAreductase,asignificantenzymeinvolvedinthecholesterolsynthesispathway.
2-8°C
2932.20.5050
Powder
Crystalsfromaqueousethanol;Whitepowder
PenicilliumCitrinum.
UVmax:230,237and246nm(logε4.28,4.30,4.11)
152°C
[α]D22=+283°(c=0.48inacetone)
≥95.0%
≤2.0%