Description: Meglutol (3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid) is an antilipemic agent which lowers cholesterol, triglycerides, serum beta-lipoproteins and phospholipids. It acts by interfering with the enzymatic steps involved in the conversion of acetate to hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A as well as inhibiting the...

Meglutol is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (IC50 = 4 nM) and antimetabolite of mevalonic acid. Dietary administration of meglutol (10, 20, and 30 mg/kg per day) reduces serum total cholesterol levels in normal rats, as well as reduces them in high-cholesterol fed and hypercholesterolemic rats when administered in...