Effect of ER-27856, a novel squalene synthase inhibitor, on plasma cholesterol in rhesus monkeys: comparison with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors

Squalene synthase (SQS; EC 2.5.1.21) plays an important role in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. We discovered ER-28448, 5-{N-[2-butenyl-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)]-N-methylamino}-1,1-penthylidenebis(phosphonic acid) trisodium salt, as a potent and selective inhibitor of SQS. ER-28448 inhibited SQS in...

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Main Authors: Hironobu Hiyoshi, Mamoru Yanagimachi, Masashi Ito, Issei Ohtsuka, Ichiro Yoshida, Takao Saeki, Hiroshi Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2000-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520320204