metoclopramide   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 241

Synonyms: Gimoti® (metoclopramide nasal spray) | metaclopromide | methochlopramide | metochlopramide | metoclopramide hydrochloride | Reglan®
Approved drug
metoclopramide is an approved drug (FDA (1979))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Metoclopramide is a promarily dopamine receptor antagonist, but it also exhibits mixed 5-HT3 receptor antagonist/5-HT4 receptor agonist activity.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 8
Topological polar surface area 67.59
Molecular weight 299.14
XLogP 1.85
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CCN(CCNC(=O)c1cc(Cl)c(cc1OC)N)CC
Isomeric SMILES CCN(CCNC(=O)c1cc(Cl)c(cc1OC)N)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C14H22ClN3O2/c1-4-18(5-2)7-6-17-14(19)10-8-11(15)12(16)9-13(10)20-3/h8-9H,4-7,16H2,1-3H3,(H,17,19)
InChI Key TTWJBBZEZQICBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Selectivity at GPCRs
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
D2 receptor Primary target of this compound Mm Antagonist Antagonist 7.5 pKi - 4
pKi 7.5 (Ki 2.88x10-8 M) [4]
5-HT4 receptor Primary target of this compound Mm Agonist Full agonist 6.0 pKi - 2
pKi 6.0 [2]
Selectivity at ion channels
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
5-HT3A Primary target of this compound Hs Antagonist Antagonist 6.0 – 6.4 pKi - 1,3
pKi 6.0 – 6.4 (Ki 1.03x10-6 – 3.54x10-7 M) [1,3]
5-HT3AB Primary target of this compound Hs Antagonist Antagonist 5.7 pKi - 1
pKi 5.7 [1]