verucerfont   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 10378

Synonyms: Compound (S)-8d [PMID: 21074436] | GSK-561679 | GSK561679 | NBI-77860 | NBI77860
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Verucerfont (NBI-77860 or GSK561679) is an orally available, brain penetrant and selective corticotropin releasing factor-1 (CRF-1) receptor antagonist [2].
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Physico-chemical Properties

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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 6
Topological polar surface area 90.37
Molecular weight 406.21
XLogP 4.64
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey

SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification) A specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. Canonical SMILES specify a unique representation of the 2D structure without chiral or isotopic specifications. Isomeric SMILES include chiral specification and isotopes.

Standard InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) and InChIKey InChI is a non-proprietary, standard, textual identifier for chemical substances designed to facilitate linking of information and database searching. An InChIKey is a simplified version of a full InChI, designed for easier web searching.

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Canonical SMILES COc1ccc(c(c1)C)c1c(C)nn2c1nc(C)cc2NC(c1onc(n1)C)CC
Isomeric SMILES COc1ccc(c(c1)C)c1c(C)nn2c1nc(C)cc2N[C@H](c1onc(n1)C)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C22H26N6O2/c1-7-18(22-24-15(5)27-30-22)25-19-11-13(3)23-21-20(14(4)26-28(19)21)17-9-8-16(29-6)10-12(17)2/h8-11,18,25H,7H2,1-6H3/t18-/m0/s1
InChI Key VKHVAUKFLBBZFJ-SFHVURJKSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Verucerfont (GSK561679) was advanced to Phase 2 clinical evaluation as a drug to combat alcohol dependence (see NCT01187511) [3]. Analysis of trial results did not identify clinical efficacy of CRF-1 blockade in stress-induced alcohol craving and relapse.[1], so development of verucerfont was terminated for this indication. Like other lead CRF-1 receptor antagonists, verucerfont was evaluated for therapeutic value in depressive disorder and anxiety disorders but failed to show significant efficacy in Phase 2 trials. Click here to link to ClinicalTrials.gov's full list of GSK561679 trials.
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial ID Title Type Source Comment References
NCT01187511 CRF1 Antagonist GSK561679 in Alcoholism Phase 2 Interventional National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)