procyclidine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7280

Synonyms: Arpicolin® | Kemadrin® | procyclidine hydrochloride
Approved drug
procyclidine is an approved drug (FDA (1955))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Procyclidine is an anticholinergic drug.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 5
Topological polar surface area 23.47
Molecular weight 287.22
XLogP 4.16
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES OC(c1ccccc1)(C1CCCCC1)CCN1CCCC1
Isomeric SMILES OC(c1ccccc1)(C1CCCCC1)CCN1CCCC1
InChI InChI=1S/C19H29NO/c21-19(17-9-3-1-4-10-17,18-11-5-2-6-12-18)13-16-20-14-7-8-15-20/h1,3-4,9-10,18,21H,2,5-8,11-16H2
InChI Key WYDUSKDSKCASEF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Procyclidine is used to treat the akathisia associated with Parkinson's disease or drug-induced Parkinsonism, and dystonias.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Procyclidine is an anticholinergic drug, antagonising parasympathetic muscarinic acetylcholine receptor activity. This drug’s molecular mechanism of action (MMOA) is complex and not fully resolved. See the DrugBank link for further details.
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