barusiban   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 10890

Synonyms: C4.6,S1-cyclo[N-(3-sulfanylpropanoyl)-D-tryptophyl-L-isoleucyl-L-alloisoleucyl-L-asparaginyl-L-2-aminobutanoyl-N-methyl-L-ornithinol] | FE 200 440 [2] | FE-200440
Comment: Barusiban (FE 200440) is an oxytocin receptor antagonist [1-2,5]. It was developed by Ferring Pharmaceuticals as a tocolytic agent, to counteract oxytocin-induced myometrial contractions [4]. Chemically it is a synthetic cyclic hexapeptide containing five unnatural amino acids and only one D-amino acid.
2D Structure
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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES NCCC[C@H](N(C(=O)[C@@H]1CCSCCC(=O)N[C@H](Cc2c[nH]c3c2cccc3)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N1)CC(=O)N)[C@@H](CC)C)[C@H](CC)C)C)CO
Isomeric SMILES NCCC[C@H](N(C(=O)[C@@H]1CCSCCC(=O)N[C@H](Cc2c[nH]c3c2cccc3)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N1)CC(=O)N)[C@@H](CC)C)[C@H](CC)C)C)CO
InChI InChI=1S/C40H63N9O8S/c1-6-23(3)34-38(55)46-31(20-32(42)51)36(53)45-29(40(57)49(5)26(22-50)11-10-16-41)14-17-58-18-15-33(52)44-30(19-25-21-43-28-13-9-8-12-27(25)28)37(54)47-35(24(4)7-2)39(56)48-34/h8-9,12-13,21,23-24,26,29-31,34-35,43,50H,6-7,10-11,14-20,22,41H2,1-5H3,(H2,42,51)(H,44,52)(H,45,53)(H,46,55)(H,47,54)(H,48,56)/t23-,24+,26+,29+,30-,31+,34+,35+/m1/s1
InChI Key UGNGRKKDUVKQDF-IHOMMZCZSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Phase 2 clinical trials that were designed to evaluate barusiban's ability to reduce uterine contractions that can disrupt implantation during IVF treatment have been completed [3]. Development for the stopping of late-stage pre-term labour was discontinued [6-7]. FE 200440 is no longer listed on Ferring's pipeline webpage.
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial ID Title Type Source Comment References
NCT01723982 Barusiban Subcutaneously for Reducing Implantation Failure Due to Uterine Contractions Phase 2 Interventional Ferring Pharmaceuticals