carotegrast   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 10511

Synonyms: HCA2969
Immunopharmacology Ligand
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Carotegrast (HCA2969) is the active metabolite of carotegrast methyl [1,4]. It acts as an antagonist of α4 integrin-mediated transmigration of leukocytes to sites of inflammation. The chemical structure of carotegrast is claimed as example 108 in EA Pharma patent US20110065918A1 which claims phenylalanine derivatives as α4 integrin antagonists for use as clinical therapeutics [2].
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 5
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 8
Topological polar surface area 113.12
Molecular weight 554.11
XLogP 6.12
No. Lipinski's rules broken 1
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CN(c1ccc2c(c1)c(=O)n(c(=O)n2C)c1ccc(cc1)CC(C(=O)O)NC(=O)c1c(Cl)cccc1Cl)C
Isomeric SMILES CN(c1ccc2c(c1)c(=O)n(c(=O)n2C)c1ccc(cc1)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)NC(=O)c1c(Cl)cccc1Cl)C
InChI InChI=1S/C27H24Cl2N4O5/c1-31(2)17-11-12-22-18(14-17)25(35)33(27(38)32(22)3)16-9-7-15(8-10-16)13-21(26(36)37)30-24(34)23-19(28)5-4-6-20(23)29/h4-12,14,21H,13H2,1-3H3,(H,30,34)(H,36,37)/t21-/m0/s1
InChI Key YQKBOUPIOWUMTE-NRFANRHFSA-N
Bioactivity Comments
Carotegrast produced an anti-inflammatory effect in a preclinical (mouse) model of colitis [4].
Selectivity at catalytic receptors
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
integrin α4β7 Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 8.5 pIC50 - 2
pIC50 8.5 (IC50 3.3x10-9 M) [2]
Description: Measuring inhibition of binding between &alpha4;β7 integrin expressed by RPMI-8866 cells and immobilised VCAM-1, in the presence of test compound.
integrin α4β1 Hs Inhibitor Inhibition 7.2 pIC50 - 2
pIC50 7.2 (IC50 5.7x10-8 M) [2]
Description: Measuring inhibition of binding between &alpha4;β1 integrin expressed by Jurkat cells and immobilised VCAM-1, in the presence of test compound.
integrin, alpha 4 subunit (antigen CD49D, alpha 4 subunit of VLA-4 receptor) Hs Inhibitor Inhibition - - -