capecitabine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 6799

Synonyms: Ro-09-1978-000 | Ro-091978000 | Xeloda®
Approved drug
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.
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 8
Hydrogen bond donors 3
Rotatable bonds 8
Topological polar surface area 122.91
Molecular weight 359.15
XLogP 2.04
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CCCCCOC(=O)Nc1nc(=O)n(cc1F)C1OC(C(C1O)O)C
Isomeric SMILES CCCCCOC(=O)Nc1nc(=O)n(cc1F)[C@@H]1O[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]1O)O)C
InChI InChI=1S/C15H22FN3O6/c1-3-4-5-6-24-15(23)18-12-9(16)7-19(14(22)17-12)13-11(21)10(20)8(2)25-13/h7-8,10-11,13,20-21H,3-6H2,1-2H3,(H,17,18,22,23)/t8-,10-,11-,13-/m1/s1
InChI Key GAGWJHPBXLXJQN-UORFTKCHSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used in the treatment of metastatic breast and colorectal cancers.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Inhibition of the enzymatic activity of thymidylate synthase reduces the synthesis of precursor pyrimidine nucleotides. This prevents the formation of DNA and RNA and subsequently results in cell death.