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There are eight possible arrangements of the hydrogen and hydroxy groups along the chain of a simple, six-carbon sugar molecule.
The only two clear exceptions to this pattern of poorly conserved proteins primarily involved in defense and extracellular signaling were the mammalian enzymes hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase and hydroxy acid oxidase.
The quantitation was based on integration of the area under the respective peaks in the UV spectra obtained at 240 nm (approximately the λ max for both simvastatin and simavastatin hydroxy acid).
2 pmol/L (normal < 2.8); 25-hydroxy Vitamin D 16 ng/mL (reference lab normal range for age 3-17 years = 13-67); and 1,25-dihydroxy Vitamin D level 32 pg/mL (reference lab normal range for age 3-17 years = 27-71).
It is generally accepted that the hydroxy acid form of statins are potent inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, an enzyme that plays a critical role in cholesterol metabolism, where they block substrate accessibility to HMG-CoA reductase, effectively subverting cholesterol levels of HDL [ 19 20 21 ] . In addition to lowering cholesterol, statins seem to have a number of additional effects, such as the nitric oxide-mediated promotion of new blood vessel growth [ 22 ] , protection against oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein, as well as anti-inflammatory effects and a reduction in C-reactive protein levels [ 23 ] . All statins limit cholesterol biosynthesis by inhibiting the committed step in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids and sterols [ 24 ] .
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