Pravastatin (sodium salt)

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase is the rate-limiting enzyme in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway and the target of the "statin" class of cholesterol-lowering drugs. Pravastatin is a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor that is a ring hydroxylated metabolite of mevastatin. It is a competitive inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase with a Ki value of 2.3 nM for the active, open ring form of the molecule. Pravastatin, marketed as Pravachol(TM) or Lipostat(TM), is used to reduce LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels and increase HDL cholesterol in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. In a study using dogs, five weeks of treatment with a dose 20 mg/kg per day reduced total plasma cholesterol levels by 29%.Formal Name: 1S,2S,6S,7S,8R,8aR-hexahydro-betaR,deltaR,6-trihydroxy-2-methyl-8-[(2S)-2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy]-1-naphthaleneheptanoic acid, monosodium salt. CAS Number: 81131-70-6. Molecular Formula: C23H35O7 . Na. Formula Weight: 446.5. Purity: >98%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. Solubility: DMF: 10 mg/ml, DMSO: 10 mg/ml, Ethanol: 2.5 mg/ml, PBS (pH 7.2): 10 mg/ml. lambdamax: 238 nm. SMILES: CC[C@H](C)C(O[C@H]1C[C@H](O)C=C2[C@@]1([H])[C@@H](CC[C@@H](O)C[C@@H](O)CC([O-])=O)[C@@H](C)C=C2)=O.[Na+]. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C23H36O7.Na/c1-4-13(2)23(29)30-20-11-17(25)9-15-6-5-14(3)19(22(15)20)8-7-16(24)10-18(26)12-21(27)28,/h5-6,9,13-14,16-20,22,24-26H,4,7-8,10-12H2,1-3H3,(H,27,28),/q,+1/p-1/t13-,14-,16+,17+,18+,19-,20-,22-,/m0./s1. InChi Key: VWBQYTRBTXKKOG-IYNICTALSA-M.