almotriptan   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7110

Synonyms: Almogran® | Axert® | LAS-31416 | PNU-180638E
Approved drug
almotriptan is an approved drug (FDA (2001), UK (2013))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Almotriptan is a triptan (tryptamine-based) drug that acts as an agonist of serotonin 5-HT1B/1D receptors [1]. It is used to treat migraine headaches but does not prevent or cure them.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 6
Topological polar surface area 64.79
Molecular weight 335.17
XLogP 1.63
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CN(CCc1c[nH]c2c1cc(cc2)CS(=O)(=O)N1CCCC1)C
Isomeric SMILES CN(CCc1c[nH]c2c1cc(cc2)CS(=O)(=O)N1CCCC1)C
InChI InChI=1S/C17H25N3O2S/c1-19(2)10-7-15-12-18-17-6-5-14(11-16(15)17)13-23(21,22)20-8-3-4-9-20/h5-6,11-12,18H,3-4,7-10,13H2,1-2H3
InChI Key WKEMJKQOLOHJLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Selectivity at GPCRs
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Target Sp. Type Action Value Parameter Concentration range (M) Reference
5-HT1B receptor Hs Agonist Agonist 7.9 pIC50 - 1
pIC50 7.9 (IC50 1.2x10-8 M) [1]
Description: Affinity of almotriptan at recombinant h5-HT1B receptors expressed in HeLa cells, determined in a radioligand displacement assay using [125I]GTI as tracer.
5-HT1D receptor Hs Agonist Agonist 7.9 pIC50 - 1
pIC50 7.9 (IC50 1.3x10-8 M) [1]
Description: Affinity of almotriptan at recombinant h5-HT1D receptors expressed in HeLa cells, determined in a radioligand displacement assay using [125I]GTI as tracer.