apomorphine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 33

Synonyms: Apokyn® | Ixense® | Kynmobi® (sublingual film) | Uprima®
Approved drug PDB Ligand
apomorphine is an approved drug (EMA (2001), FDA (2004))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Apomorphine hydrochloride is a potent dopamine-receptor agonist.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 1
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 0
Topological polar surface area 43.7
Molecular weight 267.13
XLogP 2.86
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CN1CCc2c3C1Cc1ccc(c(c1c3ccc2)O)O
Isomeric SMILES CN1CCc2c3[C@H]1Cc1ccc(c(c1c3ccc2)O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C17H17NO2/c1-18-8-7-10-3-2-4-12-15(10)13(18)9-11-5-6-14(19)17(20)16(11)12/h2-6,13,19-20H,7-9H2,1H3/t13-/m1/s1
InChI Key VMWNQDUVQKEIOC-CYBMUJFWSA-N
Selectivity at GPCRs
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
D4 receptor Primary target of this compound Hs Agonist Partial agonist 8.4 pKi - 3
pKi 8.4 [3]
D3 receptor Rn Agonist Partial agonist 7.7 pKi - 7
pKi 7.7 [7]
D2 receptor Rn Agonist Partial agonist 7.6 pKi - 7
pKi 7.6 [7]
α2C-adrenoceptor Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.4 pKi - 3
pKi 7.4 [3]
α2B-adrenoceptor Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.2 pKi - 3
pKi 7.2 [3]
D5 receptor Hs Agonist Partial agonist 6.4 – 7.8 pKi - 3,8
pKi 6.4 – 7.8 [3,8]
5-HT2C receptor Hs Antagonist Antagonist 7.0 pKi - 3
pKi 7.0 [3]
5-HT1A receptor Hs Agonist Partial agonist 6.9 pKi - 3
pKi 6.9 [3]
5-HT2A receptor Hs Antagonist Antagonist 6.9 pKi - 3
pKi 6.9 [3]
5-HT2B receptor Hs Antagonist Antagonist 6.9 pKi - 3
pKi 6.9 [3]
α2A-adrenoceptor Hs Agonist Partial agonist 6.9 pKi - 3
pKi 6.9 [3]
D3 receptor Primary target of this compound Hs Agonist Partial agonist 6.1 – 7.6 pKi - 1-4,6
pKi 6.1 – 7.6 [1-4,6]
D2 receptor Primary target of this compound Hs Agonist Partial agonist 5.7 – 7.5 pKi - 1-4,6
pKi 5.7 – 7.5 [1-4,6]
D1 receptor Hs Agonist Full agonist 5.3 – 6.2 pKi - 8-9
pKi 5.3 – 6.2 [8-9]
Selectivity at ion channels
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
TRPA1 Hs Activator Activation 5.1 pEC50 - 5
pEC50 5.1 Apomorphine blocks TRPA1 at 100µM [5]
Description: Calcium imaging, patch clamp
Conditions: HEK293 cells transfected with human TRPA1