theophylline   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 413

Synonyms: Nuelin® | Slo-Bid® | Theolair®
Approved drug PDB Ligand Immunopharmacology Ligand
theophylline is an approved drug (FDA (1976))
Compound class: Natural product
Comment: Theophylline the parent compound and component of the approved drug aminophylline. Aminophylline is a drug combination that contains theophylline and ethylenediamine (EDTA) in 2:1 ratio.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 0
Topological polar surface area 72.68
Molecular weight 180.06
XLogP 1.68
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES Cn1c(=O)n(C)c2c(c1=O)[nH]cn2
Isomeric SMILES Cn1c(=O)n(C)c2c(c1=O)[nH]cn2
InChI InChI=1S/C7H8N4O2/c1-10-5-4(8-3-9-5)6(12)11(2)7(10)13/h3H,1-2H3,(H,8,9)
InChI Key ZFXYFBGIUFBOJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used in the treatment of symptoms and reversible airways obstruction in conditions such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
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Theophylline is a non-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor and a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist. Inhibition of phosphodiesterase and adenosine receptor activities in airway epithelium results in relaxation of the smooth muscle of bronchial airways and pulmonary blood vessels and reduces airway reponsiveness to allergens, histamine, methacholine and adenosine.
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