Mevastatin (Compactin) inhibits HMGCR (HMG-CoA reductase) , induces apoptosis which in turn inhibits isoprenoid biosynthesis and therefore blocks protein isoprenylation and reduces plasma cholesterol levels in humans. Mevastatin causes cells to arrest early in the G1 phase.
2,3-O-Isopropylidene-D-ribonic acid-1,4-lactone is used for the synthesis of C-nucleosides, prostanoids and GABA analogs via homochiral 2-piperidones. It is the starting material for the preparation of biochemical compounds including C-nucleosides, such as neplanocin A, and GABA analogs, via...
It undergoes Aldol condensations with silyl ketene acetals.1 Employed in spiroannulated carbohydrate synthesis.2 Convergent syntheses of a hydroxylated indolizidine,3 carbohydrate substituted benzoquinones,4 and of the oxazole segment of calyculin5 have been accomplished using this chiral synthon.