Pitavastatin (usually as a calcium salt) is a member of the blood cholesterol lowering medication class of statins.
Pitavastatin is an inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyses the first step of cholesterol synthesis.
It was patented in 1987 and approved for medical use in 2003. It is available in Japan, South Korea and in India. In the US, it received FDA approval in 2009.
Kowa Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Kowa Company, is the owner of the American patent to pitavastatin. |
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Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
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autophagy inducer
Any compound that induces the process of autophagy (the self-digestion of one or more components of a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell).
EC 2.7.11.1 (non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase) inhibitor
An EC 2.7.11.* (protein-serine/threonine kinase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.1), a kinase enzyme involved in phosphorylation of hydroxy group of serine or threonine.
apoptosis inducer
Any substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
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antineoplastic agent
A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
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8- [4- (1- aminocyclobutyl)phenyl]- 9- phenyl[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4- f][1,6]naphthyridin- 3(2H)- one
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8- [4- (1- aminocyclobutyl)phenyl]- 9- phenyl- 1,2,4- triazolo[3,4- f][1,6]naphthyridin- 3(2H)- one
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MK 2206
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MK-2206 free base
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MK2206
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1032349-93-1
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