statins and polyketides
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Functional frameworks of important drugs in the cholesterol synthesis pathwayTRANSCRIPT
Statins: Cholesterol-Lowering DrugsHMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Lipitor (Atorvastatin)marketed by Pfizer
Crestor (Rosuvastatin)marketed by Astra Zeneca
Compactin (Mevastatin)Lovastatin (Mevacor)[Isolated from the fungus [Isolated from the fungusPenicillium citrinium]Aspergillus terreus]
Zocor (Simvastatin)MK-733marketed by Merck
Polyketide Natural ProductsRapamycinFK 506 AzithromycinErythromycin
TetracyclineEpothilones
Taxol (Paclitaxel)Discodermolide
AmphotericinRadicicol
Oligomycin
Polyketide Biosynthesis