Any carbobycyclic compound that is an hexahydronaphthalene or a compound obtained from an hexahydronaphthalene by formal substitution of one or more hydrogens.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| lovastatin | A fatty acid ester that is mevastatin carrying an additional methyl group on the carbobicyclic skeleton. It is used in as an anticholesteremic drug and has been found in fungal species such as Aspergillus terreus and Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom). | lovastatin |
| mevastatin | A carboxylic ester that is pravastatin that is lacking the allylic hydroxy group. A hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) isolated from Penicillium citrinum and from Penicillium brevicompactum, its clinical use as a lipid-regulating drug ceased following reports of toxicity in animals. | mevastatin |
| ml 236a | A carbobicyclic compound that is ML-236C substituted by a hydroxy group at position 8S. It is a fungal metabolite isolated from Penicillium citrinum and exhibits anticholesteremic activity. | compactin diol lactone |
| monacolin j | A polyketide that is monacolin L bearing an additional hydroxy substituent at position 8. | monacolin J |
| monacolin l | A polyketide that is 1-ethyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalene in which one of the methyl hydrogens from the ethyl group is replaced by a 4-hydroxy-6-ketopyran-2-yl group. | monacolin L |
| simvastatin | A member of the class of hexahydronaphthalenes that is lovastatin in which the 2-methylbutyrate ester moiety has been replaced by a 2,2-dimethylbutyrate ester group. It is used as a cholesterol-lowering and anti-cardiovascular disease drug. | simvastatin |