General
Preferred name
dexmedetomidine
Synonyms
DEXMEDETOMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE ()
(S)-Medetomidine hydrochloride ()
(+)-Medetomidine hydrochloride ()
Precedex ()
Dexmedetomidine HCl ()
(S)-Medetomidine hydrochloride(+)-Medetomidine hydrochloride ()
Dexmedetomidine (hydrochloride) ()
(+)-Medetomidine ()
(S)-Medetomidine ()
(+)-Medetomidine (hydrochloride) ()
(S)-Medetomidine (hydrochloride) ()
Sileo ()
Cepedex ()
Sedadex ()
Dexdomitor ()
Dexdor ()
Igalmi ()
MPV-1440 ()
Medetomidine, (s)- ()
Dexmedetomidine (hydrochloride) (CRM) ()
P&D ID
PD009878
CAS
145108-58-3
113775-47-6
Tags
natural product
drug
available
Approved by
PMDA
EMA
FDA
First approval
1999
Drug Status
approved
vet_approved
Drug indication
Tranquilizer
Irritability
Max Phase
Phase 4
Probe control
Probe control not defined
Orthogonal probes
0
No orthogonal probes found
Similar probes
0
No structurally similar probes found
Structure formats
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Description
(extracted from source data)
DESCRIPTION
Dexmedetomidine is a somewhat selective α2-adrenoceptor agonist with sedative properties.
(GtoPdb)
DESCRIPTION
Selective A2B antagonist
(Tocris Bioactive Compound Library)
DESCRIPTION
Potent, highly selective alpha2 agonist. Active isomer of medetomidine (Cat. No. 5160)
(Tocriscreen Plus)
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Compound Sets
27
AdooQ Bioactive Compound Library
Axon Medchem Screening Library
CeMM library of unique drugs (CLOUD)
ChEMBL Approved Drugs
ChEMBL Drugs
Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2017/18
Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2019/20
Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2021/22
Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2023/24
Drug Repurposing Hub
DrugBank
DrugBank Approved Drugs
DrugCentral
DrugCentral Approved Drugs
DrugMAP
DrugMAP Approved Drugs
Enamine BioReference Compounds
EUbOPEN Chemogenomics Library
Guide to Pharmacology
LSP-MoA library (Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology)
NCATS Inxight Approved Drugs
Selleckchem Bioactive Compound Library
Tocris Bioactive Compound Library
Tocriscreen Plus
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[[ ligand_id ]]
free of charge
External IDs
59
Properties
(calculated by RDKit )
Molecular Weight
200.13
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
1
Hydrogen Bond Donors
1
Rotatable Bonds
2
Ring Count
2
Aromatic Ring Count
2
cLogP
3.18
TPSA
28.68
Fraction CSP3
0.31
Chiral centers
1.0
Largest ring
6.0
QED
0.79
Structural alerts
0
No structural alerts detected
Custom attributes
(extracted from source data)
Target Type
7-TM Receptors
MOA
Adrenergic Receptor agonist
Agonist
Target
Adrenergic receptor alpha-2
??2-adrenoceptor
??2 receptor
ADRA2A, ADRA2B, ADRA2C
a2 agonist
Adrenergic Receptor
Pathway
GPCR/G protein
Neuroscience
Neuronal Signaling
Primary Target
Adrenergic ?2 Receptors
Indication
sedative
Therapeutic Class
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Source data