Fig. 1From: Lovastatin as a supplement to mitigate rumen methanogenesis: an overviewBiosynthesis of archaea membrane ether lipids. a Mevalonate pathway and archaeal lipid synthesis. b Inhibitory effect of the lovastatin on HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in the conversion of HMG-CoA to Mevalonate [12, 17]Back to article page