An overview of the bioactivity of monacolin K / lovastatin - PubMed

Monacolin K (MK) is the principal active substance in Monascus-fermentation products (e.g. red yeast rice). MK is effective in reducing cholesterol levels in humans and has been widely used as a lipid-lowering drug. The mechanism for this is through a high degree of competitive inhibition of the rat …分類：pmid:31207306, doi:10.1016/j.fct.2019.110585, Review, Zixiao Xiong, Xiaohua Cao, Zhiwei Huang, Animals, Biological Products / pharmacology, Biological Products / therapeutic use, Functional Food, Humans, Lovastatin / pharmacology, Lovastatin / therapeutic use*, PubMed Abstract, NIH, NLM, NCBI, National Institutes of Health, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE...