Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

response to statin

Term ID
GO:0036273
Synonyms
  • response to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
  • response to hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor
Definition
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a statin stimulus. Statins are organooxygen compounds whose structure is related to compactin (mevastatin) and which may be used as an anticholesteremic drug due its EC:1.1.1.34/EC:1.1.1.88 (hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase) inhibitory properties.
References
Ontology
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Phenotype
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