Category:GO:0140877 ! mevastatin biosynthetic process

name: mevastatin biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mevastatin , also known as compactin or ML-236B, and which acts as a potent competitive inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase." [PMID:12172803, PMID:12242508]
synonym: "mevastatin anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "mevastatin biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "mevastatin formation" EXACT []
synonym: "mevastatin synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0030639 ! polyketide biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0043386 ! mycotoxin biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:1901336 ! lactone biosynthetic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0140877</GOterm>
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