liraglutide   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 1133

Synonyms: NN-2211  | NN2211 | NNC 90-1170 | NNC-90-1170 | Victoza®
Approved drug
liraglutide is an approved drug (EMA (2009), FDA (2010))
Compound class: Peptide
Comment: Liraglutide is a synthetic analog of human GLP-1, with the addition of a palmitic acid moeity which acts to increase the drug's half-life and prolong its activity.
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SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification) A specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. Canonical SMILES specify a unique representation of the 2D structure without chiral or isotopic specifications. Isomeric SMILES include chiral specification and isotopes.

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Canonical SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NC(C(=O)O)CCC(=O)NCCCCC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NCC(=O)NC(C(=O)NCC(=O)O)CCCNC(=N)N)CCCNC(=N)N)C(C)C)CC(C)C)Cc1c[nH]c2c1cccc2)C)C(CC)C)Cc1ccccc1)CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(C(C)C)NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(C(O)C)NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(C(O)C)NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(Cc1[nH]cnc1)N)C)CCC(=O)O)Cc1ccccc1)CO)CC(=O)O)CO)CO)Cc1ccc(cc1)O)CC(C)C)CCC(=O)O)CCC(=O)N)C)C
Isomeric SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)O)CCC(=O)NCCCC[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)NCC(=O)O)CCCNC(=N)N)CCCNC(=N)N)C(C)C)CC(C)C)Cc1c[nH]c2c1cccc2)C)[C@H](CC)C)Cc1ccccc1)CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H]([C@H](O)C)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H]([C@H](O)C)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1[nH]cnc1)N)C)CCC(=O)O)Cc1ccccc1)CO)CC(=O)O)CO)CO)Cc1ccc(cc1)O)CC(C)C)CCC(=O)O)CCC(=O)N)C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C172H265N43O51/c1-18-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-37-53-129(224)195-116(170(265)266)59-64-128(223)180-68-41-40-50-111(153(248)199-115(62-67-135(232)233)154(249)204-120(73-100-44-33-31-34-45-100)159(254)214-140(93(11)19-2)167(262)192-97(15)146(241)201-122(76-103-79-183-108-49-39-38-48-106(103)108)157(252)203-118(72-90(5)6)158(253)212-138(91(7)8)165(260)200-110(52-43-70-182-172(177)178)149(244)184-81-130(225)193-109(51-42-69-181-171(175)176)148(243)187-84-137(236)237)196-144(239)95(13)189-143(238)94(12)191-152(247)114(58-63-127(174)222)194-131(226)82-185-151(246)113(61-66-134(230)231)198-155(250)117(71-89(3)4)202-156(251)119(75-102-54-56-105(221)57-55-102)205-162(257)124(85-216)208-164(259)126(87-218)209-166(261)139(92(9)10)213-161(256)123(78-136(234)235)206-163(258)125(86-217)210-169(264)142(99(17)220)215-160(255)121(74-101-46-35-32-36-47-101)207-168(263)141(98(16)219)211-132(227)83-186-150(245)112(60-65-133(228)229)197-145(240)96(14)190-147(242)107(173)77-104-80-179-88-188-104/h31-36,38-39,44-49,54-57,79-80,88-99,107,109-126,138-142,183,216-221H,18-30,37,40-43,50-53,58-78,81-87,173H2,1-17H3,(H2,174,222)(H,179,188)(H,180,223)(H,184,244)(H,185,246)(H,186,245)(H,187,243)(H,189,238)(H,190,242)(H,191,247)(H,192,262)(H,193,225)(H,194,226)(H,195,224)(H,196,239)(H,197,240)(H,198,250)(H,199,248)(H,200,260)(H,201,241)(H,202,251)(H,203,252)(H,204,249)(H,205,257)(H,206,258)(H,207,263)(H,208,259)(H,209,261)(H,210,264)(H,211,227)(H,212,253)(H,213,256)(H,214,254)(H,215,255)(H,228,229)(H,230,231)(H,232,233)(H,234,235)(H,236,237)(H,265,266)(H4,175,176,181)(H4,177,178,182)/t93-,94-,95-,96-,97-,98+,99+,107-,109-,110-,111-,112-,113-,114-,115-,116-,117-,118-,119-,120-,121-,122-,123-,124-,125-,126-,138-,139-,140-,141-,142-/m0/s1
InChI Key YSDQQAXHVYUZIW-QCIJIYAXSA-N

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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Liraglutide is already approved to treat type 2 diabetes and it is in development for the treatment of obesity (Saxenda®) [1].

Recent laboratory research in mice suggests that liraglutide may reduce brain inflammation in Alzheimer's disease (AD), leading to an improvement in the growth of brain cells and the connections between them [3-4]. As a result of this repurposing indication, clinical trials are ongoing to investigate the benefit that use of this drug may bring to the prevention of progression of AD in patients with early signs of the disease. Click here to link to the AD trials involving this drug registered with Clinicaltrials.gov.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Liraglutide is a long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1 agonist) which acts to
1) upregulate intracellular cAMP resulting in the release of insulin (in the presence of elevated blood glucose) and
2) to decrease glucagon secretion in a glucose-dependent fashion.
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For extended ADME data see the following:

Electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC)
Drugs.com
European Medicines Agency (EMA)