suvorexant   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 2890

Synonyms: Belsomra® | MK 4305 | MK-4305
Approved drug PDB Ligand
suvorexant is an approved drug (FDA (2014))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Suvorexant is the first approved orexin receptor antagonist drug. It is non-selective, being an equipotent antagonist of OX1 and OX2. The acronym for dual orexin receptor antagonist compounds/drugs is DORA.
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Physico-chemical Properties

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Hydrogen bond acceptors 6
Hydrogen bond donors 0
Rotatable bonds 4
Topological polar surface area 79.77
Molecular weight 450.16
XLogP 5.56
No. Lipinski's rules broken 1

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Canonical SMILES Cc1ccc(c(c1)C(=O)N1CCN(CCC1C)c1oc2c(n1)cc(cc2)Cl)n1nccn1
Isomeric SMILES Cc1ccc(c(c1)C(=O)N1CCN(CC[C@H]1C)c1oc2c(n1)cc(cc2)Cl)n1nccn1
InChI InChI=1S/C23H23ClN6O2/c1-15-3-5-20(30-25-8-9-26-30)18(13-15)22(31)29-12-11-28(10-7-16(29)2)23-27-19-14-17(24)4-6-21(19)32-23/h3-6,8-9,13-14,16H,7,10-12H2,1-2H3/t16-/m1/s1
InChI Key JYTNQNCOQXFQPK-MRXNPFEDSA-N

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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Suvorexant is approved for the treatment of insomnia.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Orexin signalling is essential for the stability of the arousal state across many species [3-4] and disruption of this system plays a role in sleep/wake disorders where the arousal state becomes unstable. Suvorexant antagonises the effect of endogenous orexins A and B at the orexin OX1 and OX2 receptors [2,8] and effectively switches off wakefulness, leading to improved sleep maintenance.