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Term:lovastatin biosynthetic process
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Accession:GO:0140735 term browser browse the term
Definition:The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lovastatin (also known as mevinolin, mevacor or monacolin K), a hypolipidemic inhibitor of (3S)-hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (HMGR).
Synonyms:exact_synonym: lovastatin anabolism;   lovastatin biosynthesis;   lovastatin formation;   lovastatin synthesis;   mevacor anabolism;   mevacor biosynthesis;   mevacor biosynthetic process;   mevacor formation;   mevacor synthesis;   mevinolin anabolism;   mevinolin biosynthesis;   mevinolin biosynthetic process;   mevinolin formation,;   mevinolin synthesis;   monacolin K anabolism;   monacolin K biosynthesis;   monacolin K biosynthetic process;   monacolin K formation;   monacolin K synthesis
 xref: MetaCyc:PWY-7535;   kegg.module:M00893



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  biological_process 17917
    metabolic process 10998
      organic substance metabolic process 10554
        polyketide metabolic process 6
          polyketide biosynthetic process 0
            lovastatin biosynthetic process 0
              positive regulation of lovastatin biosynthetic process 0
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  biological_process 17917
    metabolic process 10998
      secondary metabolic process 67
        secondary metabolite biosynthetic process 29
          toxin biosynthetic process 1
            mycotoxin biosynthetic process 0
              lovastatin biosynthetic process 0
                positive regulation of lovastatin biosynthetic process 0
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