Lovastatin, the statin found in red yeast rice, is a mycotoxin that inhibits HMG-CoA reductase.

“but lovastatin is is a mycotoxin that occurs in rice if people thought that statins were good remember this is a mycotoxin originally like the yeast this this mold figured out hey if we inhibit hmg koi reductase we can mess up animals biochemistry and their hormonal functioning”

“the first Statin from Merck was approved this is Lovastatin originally derived from a fungus you may be familiar with red yeast rice or monocolon k which is the substance found in red yeast rice it's also found in oyster mushrooms and a few other things in nature it is a mycotoxin Lovastatin is a mycotoxin”