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).
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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