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Simvastation synthase (LovD) is an enzyme isolatied from the natural product biosynthetic pathways of''Aspergillus terreus''. | Simvastation synthase (LovD) is an enzyme isolatied from the natural product biosynthetic pathways of''Aspergillus terreus''. | ||
Simvastatin Synthase is an acyltransferase that converts the inactive monacolin J acid (MJA) into the cholesterol-lowering lovastatin. LovD can also synthesize the blockbuster drug simvastatin using MJA and a synthetic alpha-dimethylbutyryl thioester, albeit with suboptimal properties as a biocatalyst. | Simvastatin Synthase is an acyltransferase that converts the inactive monacolin J acid (MJA) into the cholesterol-lowering lovastatin.[[Image:LovD.jpg]] | ||
LovD can also synthesize the blockbuster drug simvastatin using MJA and a synthetic alpha-dimethylbutyryl thioester, albeit with suboptimal properties as a biocatalyst. | |||
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| Related: | 1hld | ||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||
Simvastation synthase (LovD) is an enzyme isolatied from the natural product biosynthetic pathways ofAspergillus terreus. Simvastatin Synthase is an acyltransferase that converts the inactive monacolin J acid (MJA) into the cholesterol-lowering lovastatin.File:LovD.jpg
LovD can also synthesize the blockbuster drug simvastatin using MJA and a synthetic alpha-dimethylbutyryl thioester, albeit with suboptimal properties as a biocatalyst.