halofantrine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 10019

Synonyms: Halfan® | WR-171669
Approved drug Antimalarial Ligand
halofantrine is an approved drug (FDA (1992))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Halofantrine is a phenanthrene containing compound and belongs to the aryl amino alcohols, a chemical class of antimalarial drugs that includes quinine, mefloquine and lumefantrine.
The INN record specifies that halofantrine is a racemic mixture of stereoisomers. We show the structure without specified stereochemistry to represent the mixture.
The marketed formulation contains halofantrine hydrochloride (PubChem CID 37392).

The Malaria tab on this ligand page provides additional curator comments of relevance to the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Physico-chemical Properties

Calculated molecular properties are available for small molecules and natural products (not peptides). Properties were generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/). All properties were selected to enable the prediction of the Lipinski Rule-of-Five profile or ‘druglikeness’ for each ligand. For more info on each category see the help pages.

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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 11
Topological polar surface area 23.47
Molecular weight 499.17
XLogP 8.93
No. Lipinski's rules broken 2

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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey

SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification) A specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. Canonical SMILES specify a unique representation of the 2D structure without chiral or isotopic specifications. Isomeric SMILES include chiral specification and isotopes.

Standard InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) and InChIKey InChI is a non-proprietary, standard, textual identifier for chemical substances designed to facilitate linking of information and database searching. An InChIKey is a simplified version of a full InChI, designed for easier web searching.

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Canonical SMILES CCCCN(CCC(c1cc2c(Cl)cc(cc2c2c1ccc(c2)C(F)(F)F)Cl)O)CCCC
Isomeric SMILES CCCCN(CCC(c1cc2c(Cl)cc(cc2c2c1ccc(c2)C(F)(F)F)Cl)O)CCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C26H30Cl2F3NO/c1-3-5-10-32(11-6-4-2)12-9-25(33)23-16-22-21(14-18(27)15-24(22)28)20-13-17(26(29,30)31)7-8-19(20)23/h7-8,13-16,25,33H,3-6,9-12H2,1-2H3
InChI Key FOHHNHSLJDZUGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Bioactivity Comments
Halofantrine blocks the hERG potassium channel (Kv11.1) so is associated with a cardiotoxicity risk (QT prolongation) [6-7].
The interaction table below includes data from an evaluation of asexual blood stage activity using a panel of culture-adapted P. falciparum strains, with no evidence of reduced potency against drug resistant strains.
Selectivity at ion channels
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
Kv11.1 Hs Channel blocker Inhibition 7.4 pIC50 - 5
⤷ pIC50 7.4 (IC50 4x10-8 M) [5]
Whole organism assay data
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MOA/likely target Sp. Assay description Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
Unknown MOA PfK1

Plasmodium falciparum K1

P. falciparum strain K1 (PfK1) was isolated in Kanchanaburi, Thailand in 1979.
PfK1 can be obtained from the European Malaria Reagent Repository or the Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) and is reported to be a multidrug-resistant strain.
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 Parasite growth inhibition assay - - 9.7 pIC50 - 4
⤷ pIC50 9.7 (IC50 2x10-10 M) [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation [4]
Lifecycle stages: Plasmodium asexual blood stage (erythrocytic merozoite, trophozoite, erythrocytic schizont)
Unknown MOA Pf7G8

Plasmodium falciparum 7G8

P. falciparum strain 7G8 (Pf7G8) was subcloned from the IMTM22 strain by limiting dilution. The original IMTM22 strain was isolated from a 12 year old male near Manaus, Brazil in 1980.
Pf7G8 can be obtained from the European Malaria Reagent Repository or the Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4). This strain is a gametocyte producer and is reported to be chloroquine-sensitive and pyrimethamine-resistant.
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 Parasite growth inhibition assay - - 9.7 pIC50 - 4
⤷ pIC50 9.7 (IC50 2x10-10 M) [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation [4]
Lifecycle stages: Plasmodium asexual blood stage (erythrocytic merozoite, trophozoite, erythrocytic schizont)
Unknown MOA PfV1/S

Plasmodium falciparum V1/S

P. falciparum strain V1/S (PfV1/S) is an in vitro culture-adapted clone of V1, that originated in Vietnam.
PfV1/S can be obtained from the Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) and is reported to be resistant to chloroquine and quinine.
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 Parasite growth inhibition assay - - 9.5 pIC50 - 4
⤷ pIC50 9.5 (IC50 3x10-10 M) [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation [4]
Lifecycle stages: Plasmodium asexual blood stage (erythrocytic merozoite, trophozoite, erythrocytic schizont)
Unknown MOA PfW2

Plasmodium falciparum W2

P. falciparum strain W2 (PfW2) was cloned from the Indochina III/CDC isolate, originally derived from a Laotian patient who failed chloroquine therapy.
PfW2 can be obtained from the European Malaria Reagent Repository or the Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) and is reported to be resistant to chloroquine and susceptible to mefloquine.
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 Parasite growth inhibition assay - - 9.5 pIC50 - 4
⤷ pIC50 9.5 (IC50 3x10-10 M) [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation [4]
Lifecycle stages: Plasmodium asexual blood stage (erythrocytic merozoite, trophozoite, erythrocytic schizont)
Unknown MOA PfD6

Plasmodium falciparum D6

P. falciparum strain D6 (PfD6) was collected in Sierra Leone.
PfD6 can be obtained from the European Malaria Reagent Repository or the Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) and is generally considered drug sensitive with minor mefloquine resistance.
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 Parasite growth inhibition assay - - 9.1 pIC50 - 4
⤷ pIC50 9.1 (IC50 7x10-10 M) [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation [4]
Lifecycle stages: Plasmodium asexual blood stage (erythrocytic merozoite, trophozoite, erythrocytic schizont)
Unknown MOA PfNF54

Plasmodium falciparum NF54

P. falciparum strain NF54 (PfNF54) was derived from a patient who had never left the Netherlands.
PfNF54 can be obtained from the European Malaria Reagent Repository or the Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center (MR4) and is sensitive to a panel of antimalarial compounds including chloroquine and pyrimethamine.
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 Parasite growth inhibition assay - - 9.1 pIC50 - 4
⤷ pIC50 9.1 (IC50 9x10-10 M) [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation [4]
Lifecycle stages: Plasmodium asexual blood stage (erythrocytic merozoite, trophozoite, erythrocytic schizont)
Unknown MOA PfTM90C2A

Plasmodium falciparum TM90C2A

P. falciparum TM90C2A (PfTM90C2A) is a clinical isolate, first described during a Phase 2 clinical trial to determine atovaquone efficacy in Thailand (PMID:8651372). PfTM90C2A is sensitive to atovaquone.
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 Parasite growth inhibition assay - - 9.0 pIC50 - 4
⤷ pIC50 9.0 (IC50 1.1x10-9 M) [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation [4]
Lifecycle stages: Plasmodium asexual blood stage (erythrocytic merozoite, trophozoite, erythrocytic schizont)