Synonyms: ACD-855 | ACD855 | Marquis® (vet use only) | toltrazuril | toltrazuril sulfone
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Ponazuril is a safe and well tolerated anti-protozoal drug used in horses [2]. Repurposing efforts have identified it as a tropomyosin related kinase (Trk) receptor positive allosteric modulator (PAM), on the hypothesis that increasing NGF/BDNF signalling is predicted to improve neuronal cell functions and survival to boost cognitive capacity in neurological/neurodegenerative diseases. This work by AlzeCure Pharma led to ponazuril's re-naming with their in-house research code ACD855 [1]. ACD855 enhances signalling of the neurotrophins NGF and BDNF via TrkA and TrkB (repectively). It is structurally related to their TrkA-selective lead compound ACD856 that is in clinical development as a novel Alzheimer's disease therapeutic [5].
ACD856's chemical structure has not been disclosed (Oct 2022), but a number of derivatives with the same 1,3,5-triazine scaffold have been claimed as Trk PAMs in AlzeCure patents WO2020002950A1 [3] and WO2018115891A1 [4]. |
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Classification | |
Compound class | Synthetic organic |
IUPAC Name |
1-methyl-3-[3-methyl-4-[4-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)phenoxy]phenyl]-1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-trione |
International Nonproprietary Names | |
INN number | INN |
7770 | ponazuril |
Synonyms |
ACD-855 | ACD855 | Marquis® (vet use only) | toltrazuril | toltrazuril sulfone |
Database Links | |
CAS Registry No. | 69004-04-2 (source: WHO INN record) |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL2104856 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB11452 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 472319343 |
PubChem CID | 3050408 |
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