nilutamide   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 2864

Synonyms: Nilandron®
Approved drug
nilutamide is an approved drug (FDA (1996))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Nilutamide is a synthetic, non-steroidal, pure antiandrogen.
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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 3
Topological polar surface area 92.55
Molecular weight 317.06
XLogP 2.27
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES O=C1NC(C(=O)N1c1ccc(c(c1)C(F)(F)F)[N+](=O)[O-])(C)C
Isomeric SMILES O=C1NC(C(=O)N1c1ccc(c(c1)C(F)(F)F)[N+](=O)[O-])(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C12H10F3N3O4/c1-11(2)9(19)17(10(20)16-11)6-3-4-8(18(21)22)7(5-6)12(13,14)15/h3-5H,1-2H3,(H,16,20)
InChI Key XWXYUMMDTVBTOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Antineoplastic hormonal agent used in the treatment of prostate cancer.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Antagonist of androgen receptors, by competing with the binding of androgen. This blocks the actions of androgens that stimulate the growth of normal and malignant prostatic tissue through the inhbition of androgen-dependent DNA and protein synthesis.
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