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                                                                Synonyms: Ro-09-1978-000 | Ro-091978000 | Xeloda®
                                 capecitabine is an approved drug (FDA (1998), EMA (2001)) Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Capecitabine is a prodrug, that is enzymatically converted to 5-fluorouracil (active agent). It is a thymidylate synthase inhibitor.
                                    
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| Classification  | |
| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. US FDA (1998) | EU EMA (2001) | 
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. | 
| Is prodrug? | Yes | 
| Active form | 5-fluorouracil | 
| IUPAC Name  | 
| pentyl N-[1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methyloxolan-2-yl]-5-fluoro-2-oxopyrimidin-4-yl]carbamate | 
| International Nonproprietary Names  | |
| INN number | INN | 
| 7317 | capecitabine | 
| Synonyms  | 
| Ro-09-1978-000 | Ro-091978000 | Xeloda® | 
| Database Links  | |
| CAS Registry No. | 154361-50-9 | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:31348 | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1773 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB01101 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 480 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178103405 | 
| PubChem CID | 60953 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | GAGWJHPBXLXJQN-UORFTKCHSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | GAGWJHPBXLXJQN | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | capecitabine | 
| Search PubMed titles | capecitabine | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | capecitabine | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | GAGWJHPBXLXJQN-UORFTKCHSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | GAGWJHPBXLXJQN-UORFTKCHSA-N | 
| Wikipedia | Capecitabine | 
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                                                                           Capecitabine (links to external site) Cat. No. HY-B0016 |