ensifentrine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 11865

Synonyms: Ohtuvayre® | RPL554 | VMX 554 | VMX-554 | VMX554
Approved drug Immunopharmacology Ligand
ensifentrine is an approved drug (FDA (2024))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Ensifentrine (RPL-554) is an inhibitor of phosphodiesterases 3 and 4 (PDE3 and PDE4) [3]. It has bronchodilatory action that is mediated by inhibition of PDE3 in airway smooth muscle [9,11] that is associated with short-term improvement in lung function [5]. Ensifentrine was developed for therapeutic potential in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [6-7]. It also also has anti-inflammatory effects in vitro (e.g. reducing TNFα release from human monocytes) and in vivo, likely through inhibtion of PDE4 expressed by inflammatory cells in the lungs [10]. Ensifentrine is active when delivered orally or by inhalation (nebulised) [2].

COVID-19: A pilot study of ensifentrine in hospitalised COVID-19 patients was initiated in mid-late 2020, but by 2024 no results had been published.

FDA approval of ensifentrine in 2024 made this the first COPD inhalation drug with a new mechanism of action to reach the clinic in more than 20 years.
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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 7
Topological polar surface area 112.87
Molecular weight 477.24
XLogP 3.7
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0

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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES COc1cc2c(cc1OC)CCn1c2cc(=Nc2c(C)cc(cc2C)C)n(c1=O)CCNC(=O)N
Isomeric SMILES Cc1cc(c(c(c1)C)N=c1cc2c3cc(c(cc3CCn2c(=O)n1CCNC(=O)N)OC)OC)C
InChI InChI=1S/C26H31N5O4/c1-15-10-16(2)24(17(3)11-15)29-23-14-20-19-13-22(35-5)21(34-4)12-18(19)6-8-30(20)26(33)31(23)9-7-28-25(27)32/h10-14H,6-9H2,1-5H3,(H3,27,28,32)
InChI Key CSOBIBXVIYAXFM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Compound class Synthetic organic
Approved drug? Yes (FDA (2024))
IUPAC Name Click here for help
2-[9,10-dimethoxy-4-oxo-2-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imino-6,7-dihydropyrimido[6,1-a]isoquinolin-3-yl]ethylurea
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INN number INN
10726 ensifentrine
Synonyms Click here for help
Ohtuvayre® | RPL554 | VMX 554 | VMX-554 | VMX554
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ChEMBL Ligand CHEMBL4594287
GtoPdb PubChem SID 461663421
PubChem CID 9934746
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