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cerivastatin

under Pyridines
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More on Pyridines Definition: Compounds with a six membered aromatic ring containing NITROGEN. The saturated version is PIPERIDINES.  pyridine nucleotides will probably be NAD or NADP   
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
cerivastatin [ 6-Heptenoic acid, 7-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)-3-pyridinyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-, monosodium salt, (S-(R*,S*-(E)))-,Bay w 6228,7-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,6-diisopropyl-5-(methoxymethyl)pyrid-3-yl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoate sodium salt,Baycol,Bayer brand of cerivastatin sodium,Certa,Kazak,Knoll brand of cerivastatin sodium,Lipobay,cerivastatin sodium,rivastatin ]
  cerivastatin is the ((E)-(+))-isomer; structure given in first source 		0   *Pyridines Stereoisomerism
Pharma Action Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors 		J Pharm Biomed Anal 1993 Nov-Dec;11(11-12):1269-75 BAYCOL

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