| ZFIN ID: ZDB-EXP-210322-3 |
Experiment Conditions Description: chemical treatment by environment: cerivastatin
| chemical treatment by environment: cerivastatin |
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| Name: | chemical treatment by environment |
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| Definition: | Chemical treatment condition in which the chemical is introduced through the environment. For zebrafish this is the tank water. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000238] |
| Name: | cerivastatin |
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| Synonyms: | (3R,5S,6E)-7-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)-3-pyridinyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acid, (3R,5S,6E)-7-(4-(p-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-3-pyridyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acid, (3R,5S,6E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-di(propan-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid, (3R,5S,E)-7-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid, Cerivastatin, cerivastatin acid |
| Definition: | (3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid in which the (7E)-hydrogen is substituted by a 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-(methoxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl group. Formerly used (as its sodium salt) to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, it was withdrawn from the market worldwide in 2001 following reports of a severe form of muscle toxicity. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:3558] ( EBI ) |
| Publication: | Hoppstädter et al., 2020 |
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