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Evaluation of simvastatin activity in the mevalonate pathway in Staphylococcus aureus

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This study investigated the antimicrobial mechanism of simvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that has shown in vitro activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

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The focus was on the bacterial HMG-CoA reductase, a enzyme player in the mevalonate pathway. The enzyme from S. aureus was cloned, expressed in E. coli, and purified for enzymatic assays.

Molecular modeling studies were performed using AlphaFold 3 and molecular docking to explore the interaction between simvastatin and the active site of the bacterial enzyme.

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