The Guide to Pharmacology Complete Ligand List

A list of all ligands featured in The Guide to Receptors and Channels (GRAC) and IUPHAR-DB.



Synthetic organics Metabolites Natural products Endogenous peptides Other peptides Inorganics Antibodies Others
Non-peptidic, biogenic compounds derived from living organisms and their close synthetic derivatives.

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Ligand name Abbreviated name Synonyms
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aconitine
agatoxin 489 AG 489
alcuronium 4,4'-didemethyl-4,4'-di-2-propenyltoxiferine I
allicin
apigenin
arecoline arecolin, arecoline base, arekolin, methyl 1-methyl-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-3-carboxylate, methylarecaiden, methylarecaidin, taeniolin
argiotoxin argiotoxin 636
atropine [(1S,5R)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl] 3-hydroxy-2-phenyl-propanoate, atropen, atropinol, eyesules, hyoscyamine
 
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baicalein 5,6,7-trihydroxyflavone
batrachotoxin
betaine N,N,N-trimethylammonioacetate, trimethylglycine
betulinic acid
bicuculline bicuculline methiodide
bilobalide
bisandrographolide
bongkrek acid BKA bongkrekic acid
brucine 10,11-dimethoxy strychnine, brucin, brucina
buprenorphine (2S)-2-[(-)-(5R,6R,7R,14S)-9α-cyclopropylmethyl-4,5-epoxy-6,14-ethano-3-hydroxy-6-methoxymorphinan-7-yl]-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol
 
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cabergoline
caffeic acid
caffeine 1,3,7-trimethylpurine-2,6-dione, Cafeina, Caffein, Cafipel, Coffeine, guaranine, Koffein, Mateina, Methyltheobromine, Thein
calphostin C
camphor 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 2-bornanone, 2-camphanone, bornan-2-one, Formosa
cannabidiol
carboxyatractyloside CATR
carvacrol
chelerythrine
7α-Cl-ginkgolide B 7α-Cl-GB
cocaine
correolide
corynanthine
cyclopiazonic acid α-cyclopiazonic acid, NSC 117181
cytisine baptitoxin, baptitoxine, cytisin, cytitone, laburnin, sophorin, sophorine, tabex, tsitafat, ulexin, ulexine
 
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1-deoxynojirimycin S-GI
1,9-dideoxyforskolin
digoxin
[3H]digoxin   [3H]-digoxin
dihydroergocristine
domoic acid domoate, NSC 288031
 
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ecteinascidin 743 ET-743, trabectedin, yondelis
epibatidine CMI 488, (+)-epibatidine
[125I]epibatidine  
[3H]epibatidine  
7-epi-GC 7-epi-ginkgolide C
α-ergocryptine
erythromycin-A EM-A, erythromycin
esculetin 6,7-dihydroxycoumarin, aesculetin, cichorigenin
 
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farnesol FCI 119a
7α-F-ginkgolide B 7α-F-GB
fisetin
flagellin
forskolin coleonol
 
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ginkgolide A
ginkgolide (A, B, C, J)
ginkgolide B BN 52021, GKB
ginkgolide C BN 52022
ginkgolide J BN 52024
gluconate
glycyrrhizin
gossypol
grayanotoxin
grifolic acid ilicicolinic acid B
grifolic acid methyl ether
guggulsterone E-guggulsterone, guggulsterones E, pregna-4,17-diene-3,16-dione
 
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himbacine
HS142-1 HS-142-1
hyperforin
hypoglaucin A
 
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ibotenate 2-amino-2-(3-oxooxazol-5-yl)-acetic acid, ibotenic acid
indole-3-propionic acid IPA, OXIGON
5'-iodoresiniferatoxin I-RTX
 
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joro toxin
 
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K-252a K252a
kainate
[3H]kainate  
kallstroemin D
kuwanon H
 
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L-azetidine-2-carboxylate
lovastatin 6α-methylcompactin, mevinolin, (+)-mevin​olin
LPS lipopolysaccharide derived from Gram-negative bacteria
luteolin
 
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mallotoxin rottlerin
methyllycaconitine
[3H]methyllycaconitine  
microcystin microcystin-LR, toxin-LR
muramyl dipeptide MDP
muscarine
muscimol agarin, pantherine
[3H]muscimol  
 
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naringin
N-benzyl brucine BNO
N-chloromethyl-brucine CMB, N-chloromethylbrucine
neomycin
7α-N3-ginkgolide B 7α-N3-GB
7α-NHEt-ginkgolide B 7α-NHEt-GB
7α-NH2-ginkgolide B 7α-NH2-GB
7α-NHMe-ginkgolide B 7α-NHMe-GB
nordihydroguiaretic acid NDGA
 
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7α-OAc-ginkgolide B 7α-OAc-GB
10-OBn-epi-ginkgolide C 10-OBn-epi-GC
10-OBn-7α-F-gingkolide B 10-OBn-7α-F-GB
10-OBn-ginkgolide B 10-OBn-GB
10-OBn-ginkgolide C 10-OBn-GC
ochratoxin A
7α-OCOCH2Ph-ginkgolide B 7α-OCOCH2Ph-GB
okadaic acid
oleanolic acid
ouabain
 
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parawixin 1 PbTx1
peptidoglycan murein, PGN
phalloidin
phloretin
phlorizin
picrotoxin
picrotoxinin
PPAHV phorbol-12-phenylacetate-13-acetate-20-homovanillate
 
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quercetin
quinine (1-butyl-4-piperidyl)methyl 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxine-8-carbox​ylate, (1-butylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxine-8-carboxylate, 2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine-5-carboxylic acid 1-butyl-piperidin-4-ylmethyl ester
 
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rauwolscine α-yohimbine, corynanthidine, isoyohimbine, mesoyohimbine
resiniferatoxin
[125I]resiniferatoxin  
[3H]resiniferatoxin  
rifampicin rifampin
rifamycin SV
roxithromycin erythromycin 9-(-O-[2-methoxyethoxy]methyloxime)
 
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sakuranetin 4',5-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone, 5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-chroman-4-one
salicylic acid salicylate
salvinorin A divinorin A
saxitoxin (3aS-(3a-α,4-α,10aR*))-2,6-diamino-4-(((amino-carbonyl)oxy)methyl)-3a,4,8,9-tetrahydro-1H,10H-pyrrolo(1,2-c)purine-10,10-diol
schisandrin A (-)-deoxy​schisandr​in, (-)-dimet​hylgomisi​n J
staurosporine (9S,10R,11R,13R)-2,3,10,11,12,13-Hexahydro-10-methoxy-9-methyl-11-(methylamino)-9,13-epoxy-1H,9H-diindolo[1,2,3-gh:3',2',1'-lm]pyrrolo[3,4-j][1,7] benzodiazonin-1-one, antibiotic 230, antibiotic AM-2282, Staurosporin, (+)-staurosporine
strychnine sanaseed, stricnina, strychnin, strychnos
[3H]strychnine  
 
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tannic acid
taxol 7-epipaclitaxel, 7-epi-paclitaxel, 7-epitaxol, 7-epi-taxol, paclitaxel
Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol delta1-THC, delta9-THC, Deltanyne, Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, Δ9-THC, Dronabinol, Marinol, tetrahydrocannabinol
tetrodotoxin TTX
thapsigargin
theophylline 1,3-dimethyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione, Doraphyllin, Elixophyllin, Elixophylline, Lanophyllin, Liquophylline, Maphylline, Medaphyllin, Parkophyllin
(-)-α-thujone α-thujone
thymol
(+)-tubocurarine d-tubocurarine
 
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veratridine 3-veratroylveracevine, veratrine
vincamine decincan, epivincamine, isovincamine, pervincamine, vincachron, vincafolina, vincamidol, vincasaunier, vinkametrin
visnagin 5-methoxy-2-methylfuranochromone, desmethoxykhellin, visnagidin, visnagine
 
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xestospongin C
 
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yohimbine aphrosol, corynine, quebrachin, quebrachine, yohimbin
 
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zaragozic acid