selexipag   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7552

Synonyms: ACT-293987 | NS-304 | Uptravi®
Approved drug
selexipag is an approved drug (FDA (2015), EMA (2016))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Selexipag represents a first-in-class selective, long-acting, oral prostacyclin IP receptor agonist. This compound is a prodrug, with the active molecule being MRE-269.
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2D Structure
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2D Structure

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Physico-chemical Properties
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Physico-chemical Properties

Calculated molecular properties are available for small molecules and natural products (not peptides). Properties were generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/). All properties were selected to enable the prediction of the Lipinski Rule-of-Five profile or ‘druglikeness’ for each ligand. For more info on each category see the help pages.

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Hydrogen bond acceptors 8
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 13
Topological polar surface area 109.87
Molecular weight 496.21
XLogP 4.69
No. Lipinski's rules broken 1

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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey

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.

Standard InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) and InChIKey InChI is a non-proprietary, standard, textual identifier for chemical substances designed to facilitate linking of information and database searching. An InChIKey is a simplified version of a full InChI, designed for easier web searching.

Generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/)

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Canonical SMILES O=C(NS(=O)(=O)C)COCCCCN(c1cnc(c(n1)c1ccccc1)c1ccccc1)C(C)C
Isomeric SMILES O=C(NS(=O)(=O)C)COCCCCN(c1cnc(c(n1)c1ccccc1)c1ccccc1)C(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C26H32N4O4S/c1-20(2)30(16-10-11-17-34-19-24(31)29-35(3,32)33)23-18-27-25(21-12-6-4-7-13-21)26(28-23)22-14-8-5-9-15-22/h4-9,12-15,18,20H,10-11,16-17,19H2,1-3H3,(H,29,31)
InChI Key QXWZQTURMXZVHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Following successful Phase 3 trial this compund has been approved by the US FDA for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension [5]. Click here to link to ClinicalTrials.gov's complete list of selexipag trials.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Prostacyclin is an endogenous vascular endothelial factor with an important role in vascular homeostasis as an inhibitor of platelet aggregation and a potent vasodilator [3]. The physiological functions are mediated by the activation of the PGI2 receptor (IP receptor) [4]. IP receptor agonists are being pursued as clinical therapeutics for control of platelet and vascular function. Selexipag is one such agonist of the PGI2 prostaglandin receptor. This action causes vasodilation in the pulmonary circulation, therby reducing pulmonary arterial blood pressure.
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For extended ADME data see the following:

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