Talk:HMG-CoA reductase

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 28 January 2019 and 15 May 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Samantha.rider.

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Mechanism

How does it work? What is the reductant. This is effectively a 4 electron reduction from a carboxylate to an alcohol but the article never really mentions this. Surely this is relevant to the function of statins. Pelirojopajaro (talk) 16:00, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]