mirtazapine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7241

Synonyms: ORG-3770 | Remeron®
Approved drug
mirtazapine is an approved drug (FDA (1996))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Mirtazapine is a tetracyclic antidepressant with complex polypharmacology involving certain adrenergic and serotonin receptors [1]. It also has strong antihistamine effects.
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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 Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/). 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 3
Hydrogen bond donors 0
Rotatable bonds 0
Topological polar surface area 19.37
Molecular weight 265.16
XLogP 3.02
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0

Generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/)
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.

Generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/)

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Canonical SMILES CN1CCN2C(C1)c1ccccc1Cc1c2nccc1
Isomeric SMILES CN1CCN2C(C1)c1ccccc1Cc1c2nccc1
InChI InChI=1S/C17H19N3/c1-19-9-10-20-16(12-19)15-7-3-2-5-13(15)11-14-6-4-8-18-17(14)20/h2-8,16H,9-12H2,1H3
InChI Key RONZAEMNMFQXRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/)
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Mirtazapine is used to treat major depressive disorder. There is some clinical support for improved clinical effectiveness, in therapies combining dissimilar antidepressants for the treatment of severe depression [5]. For example, combining mirtazapine with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Evidence for and against this type of combination therapy is reviewed by Thase (2013) [7].
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Mirtazapine is a centrally acting α2-adrenoceptor antagonist which increases norepinephrine and serotonin release. The increased levels of these neurotransmitters contributes to the drug's anxiolytic effect.
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For extended ADME data see the following:

Electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC)
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