atoxifent   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 13395

Synonyms: compound 2 [PMID: 38810170]
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Atoxifent is reported as a novel chemotype μ/δ opioid receptor agonist [1]. It activates μ receptor signalling through Gi1, but is a poor recruiter of β-arrestin2.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 5
Topological polar surface area 26.71
Molecular weight 322.44
XLogP 3.85
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0

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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCCN2C[C@@H]3CC[C@H](C2)N3C4=CC=CC(=C4)O
Isomeric SMILES OC1=CC(N2[C@H]3CC[C@@H]2CN(CCCC4=CC=CC=C4)C3)=CC=C1
InChI InChI=1S/C21H26N2O/c24-21-10-4-9-18(14-21)23-19-11-12-20(23)16-22(15-19)13-5-8-17-6-2-1-3-7-17/h1-4,6-7,9-10,14,19-20,24H,5,8,11-13,15-16H2/t19-,20+
InChI Key PEXKBSSCTUNEBX-BGYRXZFFSA-N

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Bioactivity Comments
Atoxifent's antinociceptive effect is reversible with naloxone [1]. It induces loss of locomotor activity, tolerance and withdrawl symptoms akin to those of fentanyl, but its respiratory suppressive effect is much reduced compared to fentanyl.
Selectivity at GPCRs
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
μ receptor Hs Agonist Agonist 9.4 pEC50 - 1
pEC50 9.4 (EC50 3.9x10-10 M) [1]
δ receptor Hs Agonist Agonist 8.7 pEC50 - 1
pEC50 8.7 (EC50 2.18x10-9 M) [1]