midodrine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7240

Synonyms: A-4020 Linz | Proamatine® | ST-1085
Approved drug
midodrine is an approved drug (FDA (1996))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: The active metabolite of midodrine is desglymidodrine (CHEMBL1076).
Marketed formulations may contain midodrine hydrochloride (PubChem CID 18340).
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 3
Rotatable bonds 6
Topological polar surface area 97.3
Molecular weight 254.13
XLogP -0.04
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES COc1ccc(cc1C(CN=C(CN)O)O)OC
Isomeric SMILES COc1ccc(cc1C(CN=C(CN)O)O)OC
InChI InChI=1S/C12H18N2O4/c1-17-8-3-4-11(18-2)9(5-8)10(15)7-14-12(16)6-13/h3-5,10,15H,6-7,13H2,1-2H3,(H,14,16)
InChI Key PTKSEFOSCHHMPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used to treat hypotension.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Desglymidodrine is an α1-adrenoceptor agonist. Activation of α-adrenoceptors causes vasoconstriction which acts to increase blood pressure. However, we have been unable to find affinity data for this drug to substantiate its MMOA.
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