pamidronic acid   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7259

Abbreviated name: disodium pamidronate
Synonyms: Aredia® | CGP-23339AE
Approved drug PDB Ligand
pamidronic acid is an approved drug (FDA (1991))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Pamidronic acid is a bisphosphonate drug.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 8
Hydrogen bond donors 6
Rotatable bonds 4
Topological polar surface area 180.93
Molecular weight 235
XLogP -4.66
No. Lipinski's rules broken 1
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES NCCC(P(=O)(O)O)(P(=O)(O)O)O
Isomeric SMILES NCCC(P(=O)(O)O)(P(=O)(O)O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C3H11NO7P2/c4-2-1-3(5,12(6,7)8)13(9,10)11/h5H,1-2,4H2,(H2,6,7,8)(H2,9,10,11)
InChI Key WRUUGTRCQOWXEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used to treat cancer-related hypercalcemia.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
By shifting the equilibrium of bone resorption/formation towards the formation side by various potential mechanisms, drug treatment makes bone stronger. ChEMBL list the molecular target of action of this drug as farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FDPS) which links with the drugs ability to inhibit osteoclast activity.
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