oxymetazoline   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 124

Synonyms: Afrin® | oxymethazoline | SCH-9384 | Upneeq® (opthalmic solution) | Vicks Sinex®
Approved drug PDB Ligand
oxymetazoline is an approved drug (FDA (1986))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Oxymetazoline is a selective α1-adrenoceptor agonist and α2-adrenoceptor partial agonist with vasoconstricting properties.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 3
Topological polar surface area 44.62
Molecular weight 260.19
XLogP 3.36
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES Cc1cc(c(c(c1CC1=NCCN1)C)O)C(C)(C)C
Isomeric SMILES Cc1cc(c(c(c1CC1=NCCN1)C)O)C(C)(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C16H24N2O/c1-10-8-13(16(3,4)5)15(19)11(2)12(10)9-14-17-6-7-18-14/h8,19H,6-7,9H2,1-5H3,(H,17,18)
InChI Key WYWIFABBXFUGLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Selectivity at GPCRs
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
5-HT1B receptor Hs Agonist Full agonist 9.5 pKi - 7
pKi 9.5 [7]
5-HT1D receptor Hs Agonist Partial agonist 9.4 pKi - 7
pKi 9.4 [7]
α2A-adrenoceptor Primary target of this compound Hs Agonist Partial agonist 7.3 – 8.6 pKi - 5,8,11,16
pKi 7.3 – 8.6 [5,8,11,16]
α1A-adrenoceptor Primary target of this compound Hs Agonist Full agonist 7.2 – 8.2 pKi - 1-2,4,10,12-15
pKi 7.2 – 8.2 [1-2,4,10,12-15]
5-HT2C receptor Hs Agonist Full agonist 6.3 – 6.8 pKi - 3
pKi 6.3 – 6.8 [3]
α2C-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Agonist 6.4 – 6.7 pKi - 5-6,11,16
pKi 6.4 – 6.7 [5-6,11,16]
α1D-adrenoceptor Rn Agonist Partial agonist 6.2 pKi - 9
pKi 6.2 [9]
α1D-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Partial agonist 5.3 – 6.4 pKi - 10,12,14
pKi 5.3 – 6.4 [10,12,14]
α1B-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Full agonist 5.2 – 6.5 pKi - 10,12,14
pKi 5.2 – 6.5 [10,12,14]
α2B-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Agonist 5.0 – 6.2 pKi - 5,11,16
pKi 5.0 – 6.2 [5,11,16]
α1A-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Full agonist 7.2 – 9.3 pEC50 - 1-2,12
pEC50 7.2 – 9.3 [1-2,12]
α2B-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Agonist 7.7 pEC50 - 11
pEC50 7.7 [11]
Description: cAMP generation
α1B-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Full agonist 6.7 – 7.4 pEC50 - 12
pEC50 6.7 – 7.4 [12]
α2C-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Agonist 6.9 pEC50 - 6
pEC50 6.9 [6]
Description: β-arrestin recruitment and internalization
α1D-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Partial agonist 5.6 – 7.3 pEC50 - 12
pEC50 5.6 – 7.3 [12]
α2B-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Agonist 8.8 pIC50 - 11
pIC50 8.8 [11]
Description: inhibition of forskolin stimulated cAMP generation
α2A-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Partial agonist 8.4 pIC50 - 11
pIC50 8.4 [11]
Description: inhibition of forskolin stimulated cAMP generation
α2C-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Agonist 7.4 – 8.2 pIC50 - 6,11
pIC50 7.4 – 8.2 [6,11]
Description: inhibition of cAMP production
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