3α-Hydroxy pravastatin sodium 

3α-Hydroxy pravastatin sodium is the major metabolite of Pravastatin. Pravastatin is a competitive HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor^[1][2].

446.51

C₂₃H₃₅NaO₇

81093-43-8

Solid

White to off-white

O[C@@H](C[C@@H](O)CC(O[Na])=O)CC[C@@H]([C@H]1C)[C@]([C@H]2OC([C@@H](C)CC)=O)([H])C(C=CC2)=C[C@H]1O

Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

-20°C, sealed storage, away from moisture and light

*In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (sealed storage, away from moisture and light)

• [1]. Zhang X, Vernikovskaya DI, Wang X, et al. Quantitative determination of pravastatin and its metabolite 3α-hydroxy pravastatin in plasma and urine of pregnant patients by LC-MS/MS. Biomed Chromatogr. 2016;30(4):548‐554.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Shiomi M, et al. Pravastatin sodium, a competitive inhibitor of hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, decreases the cholesterol content of newly secreted very-low-density lipoprotein in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbits. Metabolism. 1994;43(5):559‐564.  [Content Brief]