dutasteride   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7457

Synonyms: Avodart® | GG-745 | GI-198745
Approved drug
dutasteride is an approved drug (FDA (2001))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Dutasteride is a synthetic androstane steroid that acts as a 5α-reductase inhibitor. It inhibits conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). There are three 5α-reductase isozymes: SRD5A1, SRD5A2 and SRD5A3, all of which are inhibited by dutasteride [1-2].
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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 5
Topological polar surface area 58.2
Molecular weight 528.22
XLogP 6.77
No. Lipinski's rules broken 1
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES O=C1C=CC2(C(N1)CCC1C2CCC2(C1CCC2C(=O)Nc1cc(ccc1C(F)(F)F)C(F)(F)F)C)C
Isomeric SMILES O=C1C=C[C@]2([C@H](N1)CC[C@@H]1[C@@H]2CC[C@]2([C@H]1CC[C@@H]2C(=O)Nc1cc(ccc1C(F)(F)F)C(F)(F)F)C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C27H30F6N2O2/c1-24-11-9-17-15(4-8-21-25(17,2)12-10-22(36)35-21)16(24)6-7-19(24)23(37)34-20-13-14(26(28,29)30)3-5-18(20)27(31,32)33/h3,5,10,12-13,15-17,19,21H,4,6-9,11H2,1-2H3,(H,34,37)(H,35,36)/t15-,16-,17-,19+,21+,24-,25+/m0/s1
InChI Key JWJOTENAMICLJG-QWBYCMEYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Approved for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) symptoms.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Dutasteride is a 5α-reductase inhibitor, blocking the enzymatic conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
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