bupropion   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7135

Synonyms: amfebutamone | BW-323 | Wellbutrin® | Zyban®
Approved drug
bupropion is an approved drug (FDA (1985))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: The approval status for use of this drug was submitted for re-evaluation by the European Medicines Agency in 2002, following public health concerns around serious adverse reactions associated with its use. These included depression, suicidal thoughts, suicide, seizures, undesirable cardiovascular effects, and angioedema. EU Member States regulatory authorities agreed to keep the product under regular review.
Marketed formulations usually contain bupropion hydrochloride (PubChem CID 62884).
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 4
Topological polar surface area 29.1
Molecular weight 239.11
XLogP 3.63
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES Clc1cccc(c1)C(=O)C(NC(C)(C)C)C
Isomeric SMILES Clc1cccc(c1)C(=O)C(NC(C)(C)C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C13H18ClNO/c1-9(15-13(2,3)4)12(16)10-6-5-7-11(14)8-10/h5-9,15H,1-4H3
InChI Key SNPPWIUOZRMYNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Selectivity at transporters
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
NET Primary target of this compound Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 6.4 pKi - 2
pKi 6.4 (Ki 4.41x10-7 M) [2]
DAT Primary target of this compound Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 6.3 pIC50 - 1
pIC50 6.3 (IC50 4.43x10-7 M) [1]