naloxone   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 1638

Synonyms: (-)-naloxone | Kloxxado® (naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray) | l-naloxone | Narcan® | Nyxoid®
Approved drug
naloxone is an approved drug (FDA (1971), EMA (2017))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: The approved drug naloxone INN-assigned preparation is the (-)-enantiomer. For a summary of the (+)-enantiomer, see the ligand page for (+)-naloxone. (-)-naloxone is the active enantiomer. The (+) isomer is inactive at the opioid receptors.
Marketed formulations may contain naloxone hydrochloride (PubChem CID 5464092).
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 2
Topological polar surface area 70
Molecular weight 327.15
XLogP 0.31
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES C=CCN1CCC23C4(C1Cc1c3c(OC2C(=O)CC4)c(cc1)O)O
Isomeric SMILES C=CCN1CC[C@@]23[C@@]4([C@H]1Cc1c3c(O[C@H]2C(=O)CC4)c(cc1)O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C19H21NO4/c1-2-8-20-9-7-18-15-11-3-4-12(21)16(15)24-17(18)13(22)5-6-19(18,23)14(20)10-11/h2-4,14,17,21,23H,1,5-10H2/t14-,17+,18+,19-/m1/s1
InChI Key UZHSEJADLWPNLE-GRGSLBFTSA-N
Selectivity at GPCRs
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
μ receptor Mm Antagonist Antagonist 9.0 pKi - 5
pKi 9.0 [5]
μ receptor Hs Antagonist Antagonist 8.9 pKi - 7
pKi 8.9 [7]
κ receptor Primary target of this compound Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.6 – 8.6 pKi - 4,6-7,9-10
pKi 7.6 – 8.6 [4,6-7,9-10]
κ receptor Rn Antagonist Antagonist 7.7 – 8.0 pKi - 1-3
pKi 7.7 – 8.0 [1-3]
δ receptor Mm Antagonist Antagonist 7.8 pKi - 5
pKi 7.8 [5]
δ receptor Primary target of this compound Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.2 pKi - 7
pKi 7.2 [7]
κ receptor Mm Antagonist Antagonist 8.3 pIC50 - 8
pIC50 8.3 [8]
δ receptor Mm Antagonist Antagonist 6.2 pIC50 - 8
pIC50 6.2 [8]
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