atracurium   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 9537

Synonyms: atracurium besilate | atracurium dibesylate | BW 33A [1] | Tracrium®
Approved drug Immunopharmacology Ligand
atracurium is an approved drug (FDA (1983), UK (1999))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Atracurium (besylate) is a intermediate-duration non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent, delivered by bolus injection in to a vein. It is a complex molecule with potential to exist as multiple stereoisomers.The INN for this drug stipulates the besylate salt, represented in PubChem CID 47320. We show the structure for the parent molecule, with no specified stereochemistry.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 0
Rotatable bonds 26
Topological polar surface area 126.44
Molecular weight 928.51
XLogP 6.44
No. Lipinski's rules broken 2
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES COc1cc2c(cc1OC)CC[N+](C2Cc1ccc(c(c1)OC)OC)(C)CCC(=O)OCCCCCOC(=O)CC[N+]1(C)CCc2c(C1Cc1ccc(c(c1)OC)OC)cc(c(c2)OC)OC
Isomeric SMILES COc1cc2c(cc1OC)CC[N+](C2Cc1ccc(c(c1)OC)OC)(C)CCC(=O)OCCCCCOC(=O)CC[N+]1(C)CCc2c(C1Cc1ccc(c(c1)OC)OC)cc(c(c2)OC)OC
InChI InChI=1S/C53H72N2O12/c1-54(22-18-38-32-48(62-7)50(64-9)34-40(38)42(54)28-36-14-16-44(58-3)46(30-36)60-5)24-20-52(56)66-26-12-11-13-27-67-53(57)21-25-55(2)23-19-39-33-49(63-8)51(65-10)35-41(39)43(55)29-37-15-17-45(59-4)47(31-37)61-6/h14-17,30-35,42-43H,11-13,18-29H2,1-10H3/q+2
InChI Key YXSLJKQTIDHPOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Bioactivity Comments
Many of the tetrahydroisoquinolinium class of neuromuscular blocking agents are associated with histamine release following bolus administration, with outward symptoms including short-lived cutaneous flushing. Transient hypotension and reflex tachycardia may occur.
Note that we have mapped this drug to the relevant α subunit of the experimentally tested nACh receptor complexes [3].
Selectivity at ion channels
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α3 subunit Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.9 – 9.1 pIC50 - 3
pIC50 7.9 – 9.1 (IC50 1.16x10-8 – 9x10-10 M) [3]
Description: Antagonism of ACh activation of human α3β2 or α3β4 nACh receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes, at different ACh concentrations.
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α7 subunit Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.9 – 8.3 pIC50 - 3
pIC50 7.9 – 8.3 (IC50 1.3x10-8 – 5.6x10-9 M) [3]
Description: Antagonism of ACh activation of human α7 nACh receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes, at different ACh concentrations.
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α4 subunit Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.7 – 8.1 pIC50 - 3
pIC50 7.7 – 8.1 (IC50 2.11x10-8 – 7.9x10-9 M) [3]
Description: Antagonism of ACh activation of human α4β2 nACh receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes, at different ACh concentrations.
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α1 subunit Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.0 pIC50 - 3
pIC50 7.0 (IC50 9.7x10-8 M) [3]
Description: Antagonism of ACh activation of α1β1εδ nACh receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes.