ethinamate   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7325

Synonyms: Valmid®
Approved drug
ethinamate is an approved drug
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Ethinamate is a short-acting sedative-hypnotic type drug.
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 2
Topological polar surface area 53.31
Molecular weight 167.09
XLogP 2.35
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES C#CC1(CCCCC1)OC(=N)O
Isomeric SMILES C#CC1(CCCCC1)OC(=N)O
InChI InChI=1S/C9H13NO2/c1-2-9(12-8(10)11)6-4-3-5-7-9/h1H,3-7H2,(H2,10,11)
InChI Key GXRZIMHKGDIBEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Ethinamate is used to treat insomnia. However, there is no information regarding approval for clinical use of this drug on the US FDA website. Other national approval agencies may have granted marketing authorisation.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
The molecular mechanism of action of this drug is not fully determined. It may involve phosphodiesterase inhibition, but further actions are predicted to be necessary. See the DrugBank link for further details.