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A 44 year old man sustains a myocardial infarction, and is admitted to the hospital from the emergency room. Serum chemistries reveal two-fold elevation of his LDL cholesterol. He is prescribed lovastatin, which acts by inhibiting which of the following enzymes?

A
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
B
Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I
C
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase
D
Pyruvate dehydrogenase

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