lobeline   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 13498

Synonyms: α-lobeline | (-)-lobeline
PDB Ligand
Compound class: Natural product
Comment: Lobeline is a phytochemical from Lobelia species. It has been proposed to offer therapeutic benefit in a range of human disease states. At the molecular level lobeline has been reported as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist [1].
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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 6
Topological polar surface area 40.54
Molecular weight 337.46
XLogP 2.71
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0

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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CN1[C@@H](CCC[C@@H]1CC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2)C[C@@H](C3=CC=CC=C3)O
Isomeric SMILES CN1[C@@H](CCC[C@@H]1CC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2)C[C@@H](C3=CC=CC=C3)O
InChI InChI=1S/C22H27NO2/c1-23-19(15-21(24)17-9-4-2-5-10-17)13-8-14-20(23)16-22(25)18-11-6-3-7-12-18/h2-7,9-12,19-21,24H,8,13-16H2,1H3/t19-,20+,21-/m0/s1
InChI Key MXYUKLILVYORSK-HBMCJLEFSA-N

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Bioactivity Comments
Lobeline potency is low for the α7 nAChR (pKi ~5), but is higher for the α4β2 receptor (pKi 8.3) [1]. It is also reported to reduce the N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification level in tumour cells, via a mechanism that involves elevated expression of the E3 ubiquitin ligase, and potentially pro-tumourigenic protein, UBE3B [2].
Selectivity at ion channels
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α4 subunit Hs Agonist Agonist 8.3 pKi - 1
pKi 8.3 (Ki 5x10-9 M) [1]
Description: Binding affinity for α4β2 nAChR, mesuring [3H]epibatidine displacement
Selectivity at enzymes
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
methyltransferase 3, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunit Hs Inhibitor Inhibition - - - 2
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