Q3 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2014
Paper: CSIR NET June 2014 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Steroids · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
Atorvastatin (structure given below) is a 
(a)cholesterol lowering drug
(b)blood sugar lowering drug
(c)anti-plasmodial drug
(d)anti-HIV drug
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Atorvastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (a statin) — a cholesterol-lowering drug.
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