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Table 1 Levels of sterols and squalene after statin treatment in H strain

From: The effects of statins on the mevalonic acid pathway in recombinant yeast strains expressing human HMG-CoA reductase

 

Simvastatin [%]

Atorvastatin [%]

Fluvastatin [%]

Rosuvastatin [%]

Squalene

14

24

7

9

Lanosterol

10

23

12

12

Zymosterol

7

50

19

41

Fecosterol

7

22

15

16

Ergosterol

13

37

39

54

Total

13

33

27

39

  1. Data expressed as percentage of the amounts found in control (buffer–treated) cells.
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BMC Biotechnology

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