If that something is your DNA, the answer is, pretty perfect! Errors during DNA copying can lead to cancer and other health conditions. Learn how cells use a group of different enzymes to accurately copy their DNA, and how they detect and repair copying errors and DNA damage.
Zocor is a prescription medicine for the reduction of cholesterol that is often marketed as a generic alternative to Lipitor. Zocor was developed from a different method of synthesis by the Merck Pharmaceutical Company. Zocor is also used to treat high blood pressure and heart diseases that can lead to heart attack.
ZOCOR (simvastatin) is a lipid-lowering agent that is derived synthetically from a fermentation product of Aspergillus terreus. After oral ingestion, simvastatin, which is an inactive lactone, is hydrolyzed to the corresponding Î²-hydroxyacid form.This is an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase.top using simvastatin and call your doctor at once if you have: 1  unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness; 2  confusion, memory problems; 3  fever, unusual tiredness, and dark colored urine; 4  pain or burning when you urinate; 5  swelling, weight gain, little or no urinating;