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Simvastatin inhibits the rate-limiting enzyme hydroxymethylglutaryl (HMG)-CoA reductase to prevent the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate (MA). Reversal of observed statin effects with MA co-treatment indicates that HMG-CoA reductase is the likely target enzyme of the statin.
