ACTH   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 3633

Synonyms: Acthar® | adrenocorticotropic hormone (1-39) | corticotropin
Approved drug Immunopharmacology Ligand
ACTH is an approved drug (FDA (1950))
Compound class: Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: This is an enodgenous peptide secreted by the pituitary gland and is one of the peptide products of the POMC gene. It stimulates secretion of glucocorticoid steroid hormones. ACTH is used as a drug with the INN corticotropin. ACTH is an important component of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and is often produced in response to biological stress.
Species: Human
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Canonical SMILES NCCCCC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)N1CCCC1C(=O)NC(C(=O)NCC(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)N1CCCC1C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)O)Cc1ccccc1)CCC(=O)O)CC(C)C)Cc1ccccc1)C)CCC(=O)O)C)CO)CCC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O)C)CC(=O)N)Cc1ccc(cc1)O)C(C)C)NC(=O)C(C(C)C)NC(=O)C1CCCN1C(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(C(C)C)NC(=O)C1CCCN1C(=O)C(NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(Cc1c[nH]c2c1cccc2)NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C(CO)N)Cc1ccc(cc1)O)CO)CCSC)CCC(=O)O)Cc1nc[nH]c1)Cc1ccccc1)CCCN=C(N)N)CCCCN)CCCCN)CCCCN)CCCN=C(N)N)CCCN=C(N)N
Isomeric SMILES NCCCC[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N1CCC[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N1CCC[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)O)Cc1ccccc1)CCC(=O)O)CC(C)C)Cc1ccccc1)C)CCC(=O)O)C)CO)CCC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O)C)CC(=O)N)Cc1ccc(cc1)O)C(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2c1cccc2)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CO)N)Cc1ccc(cc1)O)CO)CCSC)CCC(=O)O)Cc1nc[nH]c1)Cc1ccccc1)CCCN=C(N)N)CCCCN)CCCCN)CCCCN)CCCN=C(N)N)CCCN=C(N)N
InChI InChI=1S/C207H308N56O58S/c1-108(2)89-140(186(302)240-135(69-74-163(279)280)182(298)254-149(204(320)321)94-117-43-20-15-21-44-117)250-193(309)152-54-35-86-262(152)202(318)147(92-116-41-18-14-19-42-116)252-171(287)114(11)230-175(291)132(66-71-160(273)274)234-170(286)113(10)231-191(307)150(105-265)255-183(299)136(70-75-164(281)282)241-190(306)146(98-165(283)284)249-180(296)133(67-72-161(275)276)235-169(285)112(9)229-157(270)101-225-174(290)145(97-156(213)269)251-194(310)153-55-36-87-263(153)203(319)148(93-119-60-64-123(268)65-61-119)253-199(315)167(110(5)6)257-185(301)129(49-26-30-79-210)243-198(314)168(111(7)8)259-196(312)155-57-38-85-261(155)201(317)139(53-34-83-223-207(218)219)244-178(294)130(51-32-81-221-205(214)215)237-177(293)128(48-25-29-78-209)236-176(292)127(47-24-28-77-208)232-158(271)103-227-197(313)166(109(3)4)258-195(311)154-56-37-84-260(154)200(316)138(50-27-31-80-211)233-159(272)102-226-173(289)143(95-120-99-224-126-46-23-22-45-124(120)126)247-179(295)131(52-33-82-222-206(216)217)238-187(303)142(90-115-39-16-13-17-40-115)246-189(305)144(96-121-100-220-107-228-121)248-181(297)134(68-73-162(277)278)239-184(300)137(76-88-322-12)242-192(308)151(106-266)256-188(304)141(245-172(288)125(212)104-264)91-118-58-62-122(267)63-59-118/h13-23,39-46,58-65,99-100,107-114,125,127-155,166-168,224,264-268H,24-38,47-57,66-98,101-106,208-212H2,1-12H3,(H2,213,269)(H,220,228)(H,225,290)(H,226,289)(H,227,313)(H,229,270)(H,230,291)(H,231,307)(H,232,271)(H,233,272)(H,234,286)(H,235,285)(H,236,292)(H,237,293)(H,238,303)(H,239,300)(H,240,302)(H,241,306)(H,242,308)(H,243,314)(H,244,294)(H,245,288)(H,246,305)(H,247,295)(H,248,297)(H,249,296)(H,250,309)(H,251,310)(H,252,287)(H,253,315)(H,254,298)(H,255,299)(H,256,304)(H,257,301)(H,258,311)(H,259,312)(H,273,274)(H,275,276)(H,277,278)(H,279,280)(H,281,282)(H,283,284)(H,320,321)(H4,214,215,221)(H4,216,217,222)(H4,218,219,223)/t112-,113-,114-,125-,127-,128-,129-,130-,131-,132-,133-,134-,135-,136-,137-,138-,139-,140-,141-,142-,143-,144-,145-,146-,147-,148-,149-,150-,151-,152-,153-,154-,155-,166-,167-,168-/m0/s1
InChI Key IDLFZVILOHSSID-OVLDLUHVSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Corticotropin is used to treat the symptoms of many allergic disorders, psoriasis and other skin conditions, eye conditions, arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis and breathing disorders, for example. This peptide is also used to diagonse adrenocortical insufficiency.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Corticotropin is an agonist of adrenocortical melanocortin 2 receptor (MCR2, or adrenocorticotropic hormone receptor) and stimulates the synthesis of corticosteroids (primarily glucocorticoids but also sex steroids).