theophylline   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 413

Synonyms: Nuelin® | Slo-Bid® | Theolair®
Approved drug PDB Ligand Immunopharmacology Ligand
theophylline is an approved drug (FDA (1976))
Comment: Theophylline the parent compound and component of the approved drug aminophylline. Aminophylline is a drug combination that contains theophylline and ethylenediamine (EDTA) in 2:1 ratio.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 0
Topological polar surface area 72.68
Molecular weight 180.06
XLogP 1.68
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES Cn1c(=O)n(C)c2c(c1=O)[nH]cn2
Isomeric SMILES Cn1c(=O)n(C)c2c(c1=O)[nH]cn2
InChI InChI=1S/C7H8N4O2/c1-10-5-4(8-3-9-5)6(12)11(2)7(10)13/h3H,1-2H3,(H,8,9)
InChI Key ZFXYFBGIUFBOJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Selectivity at GPCRs
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
A2A receptor Primary target of this compound Hs Antagonist Antagonist 5.2 – 5.8 pKi - 3,5,9,12
pKi 5.2 – 5.8 [3,5,9,12]
A2B receptor Mm Antagonist Antagonist 5.3 pKi - 1
pKi 5.3 (Ki 5.63x10-6 M) [1]
A1 receptor Hs Antagonist Antagonist 4.9 – 5.2 pKi - 4,7,9,12
pKi 4.9 – 5.2 [4,7,9,12]
A1 receptor Rn Antagonist Antagonist 4.8 – 5.1 pKi - 5,10
pKi 4.8 – 5.1 (Ki 1.4x10-5 – 8.74x10-6 M) [5,10]
A2A receptor Rn Antagonist Antagonist 4.6 – 4.7 pKi - 5,10
pKi 4.6 – 4.7 (Ki 2.53x10-5 – 2.2x10-5 M) [5,10]
A2B receptor Primary target of this compound Hs Antagonist Antagonist 4.1 – 5.0 pKi - 2,4,8,12
pKi 4.1 – 5.0 (Ki 7.4x10-5 – 9.07x10-6 M) [2,4,8,12]
A3 receptor Hs Antagonist Antagonist 4.1 – 4.7 pKi - 5,9
pKi 4.1 – 4.7 (Ki 8.64x10-5 – 2.23x10-5 M) [5,9]
A3 receptor Rn Antagonist Antagonist 4.0 – 4.1 pKi - 6,11
pKi 4.0 – 4.1 (Ki 1x10-4 – 8.5x10-5 M) [6,11]