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Statine vs Statin - What's the difference?

statine | statin |

As nouns the difference between statine and statin

is that statine is an unusual amino acid 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid that is a component of pepstatin; any of several derivatives of this compound while statin is any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

statine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) An unusual amino acid 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid that is a component of pepstatin; any of several derivatives of this compound

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    statin

    English

    (wikipedia statin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

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