oxcarbazepine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7254

Synonyms: GP-47680 | KIN-493 | Trileptal®
Approved drug
oxcarbazepine is an approved drug (FDA (2000))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Oxcarbazepine is an anticonvulsant and antiepileptic drug.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 1
Topological polar surface area 64.39
Molecular weight 252.09
XLogP 3.43
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES O=C1Cc2ccccc2N(c2c1cccc2)C(=N)O
Isomeric SMILES O=C1Cc2ccccc2N(c2c1cccc2)C(=N)O
InChI InChI=1S/C15H12N2O2/c16-15(19)17-12-7-3-1-5-10(12)9-14(18)11-6-2-4-8-13(11)17/h1-8H,9H2,(H2,16,19)
InChI Key CTRLABGOLIVAIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used primarily to treat epileptic seizures, but in countries other than the US may be used to treat bipolar disorder.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
The pharmacological activity of oxcarbazepine is thought to be associated with its 10-monohydroxy metabolite (MHD), which acts as a sodium channel inhibitor. This blocks initiation and conductance of nerve impulses. The genes and proteins SNC1A-SNC11A are listed in this database in the voltage-gated sodium channels section.
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