piroxicam   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7273

Synonyms: CP-16171 | Feldene®
Approved drug Immunopharmacology Ligand
piroxicam is an approved drug (FDA (1982))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Piroxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic activity.
Drug formulations contain β-cyclodextrin to increase bioavailability eg piroxicam betadex has PubChem CID 54723875.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 7
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 2
Topological polar surface area 111.47
Molecular weight 331.06
XLogP 3.07
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES OC(=Nc1ccccn1)C1=C(O)c2ccccc2S(=O)(=O)N1C
Isomeric SMILES OC(=Nc1ccccn1)C1=C(O)c2ccccc2S(=O)(=O)N1C
InChI InChI=1S/C15H13N3O4S/c1-18-13(15(20)17-12-8-4-5-9-16-12)14(19)10-6-2-3-7-11(10)23(18,21)22/h2-9,19H,1H3,(H,16,17,20)
InChI Key QYSPLQLAKJAUJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used to treat rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, primary dysmenorrhoea and postoperative pain.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
As with other NSAIDs, this drug reduces prostaglandin synthesis by reducing cyclooxegenase (COX) activity. Piroxicam also affects leukocyte migration to inflammatory sites. See the DrugBank link for further details.
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