Lapaquistat is a cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor and is the active metabolite of TAK-475. Lapaquistat can reduce statin-induced myotoxicity in lipid-lowering therapy.
NCX-6560 is a novel NO-releasing derivative of atorvastatin, with those of atorvastatin. NCX-6560 inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis in rat smooth muscle cells with an IC50 of 1.9 μM.
Geranyl pyrophosphate is an intermediate in the mevalonate pathway. It is formed from dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and isopentenyl pyrophosphate by geranyl pyrophosphate synthase. Geranyl pyrophosphate is used in the biosynthesis of farnesyl pyrophosphate , geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate , cholesterol, terpenes, and terpenoids.