anastrozole   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 5137

Synonyms: Arimidex®
Approved drug
anastrozole is an approved drug (FDA (1995))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Anastrozole decreases the amount of estrogens that the body makes by inhibiting the enzyme aromatase, which is responsible for converting androgens to estrogens in females.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 0
Rotatable bonds 4
Topological polar surface area 78.29
Molecular weight 293.16
XLogP 2.37
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES N#CC(c1cc(cc(c1)C(C#N)(C)C)Cn1ncnc1)(C)C
Isomeric SMILES N#CC(c1cc(cc(c1)C(C#N)(C)C)Cn1ncnc1)(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C17H19N5/c1-16(2,9-18)14-5-13(8-22-12-20-11-21-22)6-15(7-14)17(3,4)10-19/h5-7,11-12H,8H2,1-4H3
InChI Key YBBLVLTVTVSKRW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Anastrozole is indicated in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women, both as an adjuvant therapy following surgery and in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Estrogen is primarily synthesized by conversion of adrenally-generated androstenedione to estrone by aromatase in peripheral tissues. Aromatase inhibition therefore, leads to a decrease in estrogen levels in both serum and cancer tissue. In estrogen-responsive tumors this results in decreased tumor mass and in some women, delayed tumor growth.