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Q. Statins are a competitive inhibitor of:

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Microbes in Human Welfare

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The statins-that lower cholesterol levels in blood and reduce the frequency of heart attacks.statin a cholesterol-lowering agentis HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Mevalonate is converted into cholesterol, the enzyme ( $\beta $ -Hydroxy $\beta $ -methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) working on it is inhibited by statin.