cytisine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 5347

Synonyms: baptitoxine | cytisin | cytisinicline | sophorine
PDB Ligand
Compound class: Natural product
Comment: Cytisine (INN: cytisinicline) is a naturally occurring phytochemical, found in leguminous plants including species of Laburnum and Cytisus. It interacts with central neuronal α4β2 subtype nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nACh), with activity as a partial agonist [1-2].
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 0
Topological polar surface area 34.03
Molecular weight 190.11
XLogP 1.25
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES O=c1cccc2n1CC1CNCC2C1
Isomeric SMILES O=c1cccc2n1C[C@@H]1CNC[C@H]2C1
InChI InChI=1S/C11H14N2O/c14-11-3-1-2-10-9-4-8(5-12-6-9)7-13(10)11/h1-3,8-9,12H,4-7H2/t8-,9+/m0/s1
InChI Key ANJTVLIZGCUXLD-DTWKUNHWSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used in some central and Eastern European countries to aid smoking cessation. To support FDA approval cytisinicline has been evaluated in clinical studies to determine potential to reduce cravings and dependence in support of smoking cessation programs [3], including nicotine vaping cessation [4], .
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial ID Title Type Source Comment References
NCT05431387 A Study of Cytisinicline for Vaping Cessation in Adult Smokers Phase 2 Interventional Achieve Life Sciences 4
NCT04576949 A Study of Cytisinicline for Smoking Cessation in Adult Smokers Phase 3 Interventional Achieve Life Sciences 3