Figure 3From: The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme-A (HMG-CoA) reductasesStructures of lovastatin, a statin drug that competitively inhibits HMGR, and of HMG-CoA. It can be seen that the portion of the drug shown here at the top resembles the HMG portion of HMG-CoA.Back to article page