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GtoPdb Ligand ID: 4804

Synonyms: (±)-amphetamine | Amphetamine Sulfate® | DL-amphetamine
Approved drug
amphetamine is an approved drug (FDA (no history prior to 1976))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Amphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant and an appetite suppressant.
Amphetamine can activate carbonic anhydrases, and is most potent at the CA5A and CA7 isoforms (KA values 810 and 910 nM respectively) [1].
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2D Structure
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2D Structure

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Physico-chemical Properties
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Physico-chemical Properties

Calculated molecular properties are available for small molecules and natural products (not peptides). Properties were generated using the CDK toolkit. All properties were selected to enable the prediction of the Lipinski Rule-of-Five profile or ‘druglikeness’ for each ligand. For more info on each category see the help pages.

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Hydrogen bond acceptors 1
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 2
Topological polar surface area 26.02
Molecular weight 135.1
XLogP 1.76
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey

SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification) A specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. Canonical SMILES specify a unique representation of the 2D structure without chiral or isotopic specifications. Isomeric SMILES include chiral specification and isotopes.

Standard InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) and InChIKey InChI is a non-proprietary, standard, textual identifier for chemical substances designed to facilitate linking of information and database searching. An InChIKey is a simplified version of a full InChI, designed for easier web searching.

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Canonical SMILES CC(Cc1ccccc1)N
Isomeric SMILES CC(Cc1ccccc1)N
InChI InChI=1S/C9H13N/c1-8(10)7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6,8H,7,10H2,1H3
InChI Key KWTSXDURSIMDCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Amphetamine is used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD)
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Amphetamine stimulates the release of norepinephrine (noradrenaline) from central adrenergic receptors. Amphetamine may also act as a direct agonist on central serotonin (5-HT) receptors and this is assumed to account for its calming effect.