UCLA Researchers Reconstitute Enzyme That Synthesizes Cholesterol Drug Lovastatin

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Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time successfully reconstituted in the laboratory the enzyme responsible for producing the blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin.

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