pinacidil   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 2412

Synonyms: pinacidil hydrate | Pindac®
Approved drug
pinacidil is an approved drug (FDA (1989))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Pinacidil is a cyanoguanidine anti-hypertensive drug, which acts as an ATP-sensitive potassium channel opener in smooth muscle cells.
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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 5
Topological polar surface area 73.1
Molecular weight 245.16
XLogP 2.19
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CC(C(C)(C)C)N=C(Nc1ccncc1)NC#N
Isomeric SMILES CC(C(C)(C)C)N=C(Nc1ccncc1)NC#N
InChI InChI=1S/C13H19N5/c1-10(13(2,3)4)17-12(16-9-14)18-11-5-7-15-8-6-11/h5-8,10H,1-4H3,(H2,15,16,17,18)
InChI Key IVVNZDGDKPTYHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Pinacidil is an anti-hypertension drug, to be used in combination with diuretics. This drug was originally approved by the US FDA in 1989, but use has since been discontinued. The drug may still be approved for use in other countries.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Pinacidil acts to open ATP-sensitive potassium channels [1] on smooth muscle cells causing peripheral vasodilatation of arterioles, and thereby reduces blood pressure. However, we have been unable to find affinity data for this drug (at the human target) to substantiate this MMOA.