amlexanox   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7113

Synonyms: AA-673 | Amlexanox® | Aphthasol® | CHX-3673
Approved drug PDB Ligand Immunopharmacology Ligand
amlexanox is an approved drug (FDA (1996))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Amlexanox has anti-inflammatory [1], antiallergic and immunomodulatory actions [2]. Proposed to inhibit IKKδ and TBK1, albeit with low potency [5].
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 5
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 2
Topological polar surface area 106.42
Molecular weight 298.1
XLogP 4.41
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CC(c1ccc2c(c1)c(=O)c1c(o2)nc(c(c1)C(=O)O)N)C
Isomeric SMILES CC(c1ccc2c(c1)c(=O)c1c(o2)nc(c(c1)C(=O)O)N)C
InChI InChI=1S/C16H14N2O4/c1-7(2)8-3-4-12-9(5-8)13(19)10-6-11(16(20)21)14(17)18-15(10)22-12/h3-7H,1-2H3,(H2,17,18)(H,20,21)
InChI Key SGRYPYWGNKJSDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used to treat asthma and allergic rhinitis in Japan and was approved in the US to treat aphthous ulcers [1]. Use of this drug is not currently approved in the US (old formulations have been discontinued) or EU. Other national approval agencies may continue to grant marketing authorisation.
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Amlexanox's mechanism of action is not well-determined, but likely includes inhibition of histamine and leukotriene release [1], and possibly inhibition of phosphodiesterase [3-4]. Since PDE4 is prevalent in immune cells [6], this may be a target of amlexanox (see the CHEMBL link).
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