lubiprostone   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 4242

Synonyms: Amitiza® | SPI-0211
Approved drug
lubiprostone is an approved drug (FDA (2006))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Chemically lubiprostone is a bicyclic fatty acid derived from prostaglandin E1 (PGE1). It acts as selective activator of ClC-2 chloride channels located at the apical aspect of gastrointestinal epithelial cells.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 5
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 11
Topological polar surface area 83.83
Molecular weight 390.22
XLogP 4.31
No. Lipinski's rules broken 1
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CCCCC(C1(O)CCC2C(O1)CC(=O)C2CCCCCCC(=O)O)(F)F
Isomeric SMILES CCCCC([C@@]1(O)CC[C@H]2[C@H](O1)CC(=O)[C@@H]2CCCCCCC(=O)O)(F)F
InChI InChI=1S/C20H32F2O5/c1-2-3-11-19(21,22)20(26)12-10-15-14(16(23)13-17(15)27-20)8-6-4-5-7-9-18(24)25/h14-15,17,26H,2-13H2,1H3,(H,24,25)/t14-,15-,17-,20-/m1/s1
InChI Key WGFOBBZOWHGYQH-MXHNKVEKSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used in the treatment of chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
For an overview of the mechanism of action of lubiprostone, please see the entry on DrugBank linked to from this ligand page.