Biosynthesis of ML-236B (compactin) and monacolin K.

Mevinolin: a highly potent competitive inhibitor of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase and a cholesterol-lowering agent.

Alfred W. Alberts, J Chen, G. W. Kuron et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1980 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Mevinolinic Acid, Pharmaceutical Science, Medicinal Fungi +19

ML-236A, ML-236B, and ML-236C, new inhibitors of cholesterogensis produced by Penicillium citrinum.

Akira Endo, Masao Kuroda, Yoshio Tsujita · The Journal of Antibiotics · 1976 · 947 citations · Full text

Monacolin K, a new hypocholesterolemic agent produced by a Monascus species.

Akira Endo · The Journal of Antibiotics · 1979 · 669 citations · Full text

Monacolin K, Biosynthesis, Oxysterol +5

Crystal and molecular structure of compactin, a new antifungal metabolite from Penicillium brevicompactum

A. G. BROWN, Terry C. Smale, Trevor J. King et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 1976 · 359 citations

Antifungal Agent, Biotransformation, Biochemistry +9

Compactin (ML-236B) and related compounds as potential cholesterol-lowering agents that inhibit HMG-CoA reductase

Akira Endo · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 1985 · 285 citations

Lipid Peroxidation, Altmetric Attention Score, Pharmacotherapy +18