prazosin   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 503

Synonyms: CP-12299-1 | Hypovase® | Minipress® | prazosine
Approved drug PDB Ligand
prazosin is an approved drug (FDA (1976))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Marketed formulations may contain prazosin hydrochloride (PubChem CID 68546).
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 6
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 5
Topological polar surface area 106.95
Molecular weight 383.16
XLogP 1.46
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES COc1cc2nc(nc(c2cc1OC)N)N1CCN(CC1)C(=O)c1ccco1
Isomeric SMILES COc1cc2nc(nc(c2cc1OC)N)N1CCN(CC1)C(=O)c1ccco1
InChI InChI=1S/C19H21N5O4/c1-26-15-10-12-13(11-16(15)27-2)21-19(22-17(12)20)24-7-5-23(6-8-24)18(25)14-4-3-9-28-14/h3-4,9-11H,5-8H2,1-2H3,(H2,20,21,22)
InChI Key IENZQIKPVFGBNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
This sympatholytic drug is used in the treatment of anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Use to treat hypertension is no longer advised, based on evidence from the ALLHAT Study.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Antagonist of alpha-1 adrenoceptors on vascular smooth muscle, thereby inhibiting the vasoconstrictor effect of circulating and locally-released adrenaline and noradrenaline, resulting in peripheral vasodilation.
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