FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: simvastatin
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General Information
Name
simvastatin
FlyBase ID
FBch0001163
ChEBI Name
simvastatin
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:9150
PubChem Name
Simvastatin
PubChem ID
CID:54454
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of simvastatin
simvastatin
InChIKey

RYMZZMVNJRMUDD-HGQWONQESA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A member of the class of hexahydronaphthalenes that is lovastatin in which the 2-methylbutyrate ester moiety has been replaced by a 2,2-dimethylbutyrate ester group.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.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (26)
Synonyms
(1S,3R,7S,8S,8aR)-8-{2-[(2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-oxotetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]ethyl}-3,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl 2,2-dimethylbutanoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2,2-dimethylbutyric acid, 8-ester with (4R,6R)-6-(2-((1S,2S,6R,8S,8aR)-1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-1-naphthyl)ethyl)tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one
(ChEBI, 2019-)
79902-63-9
(PubChem, 2019-)
Denan
(PubChem, 2019-)
Lipex
(PubChem, 2019-)
Lodales
(PubChem, 2019-)
MK-733
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:54454
(PubChem, 2019-)
Simvastatin
(Dos Santos and Cochemé, 2024, Zhu et al., 2022, ChEBI, 2019-)
Simvastatina
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Simvastatine
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Simvastatinum
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Sinvacor
(PubChem, 2019-)
Sivastin
(PubChem, 2019-)
Synvinolin
(PubChem, 2019-)
Zocor
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
denan
(PubChem, 2019-)
lipex
(PubChem, 2019-)
lodales
(PubChem, 2019-)
mk-733
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:54454
(PubChem, 2019-)
simvastatin
(Brandt et al., 2023, Dyson et al., 2023, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
sinvacor
(PubChem, 2019-)
sivastin
(PubChem, 2019-)
synvinolin
(PubChem, 2019-)
zocor
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (7)