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
Structure
Probe scores
P&D probe-likeness score
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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)
Compound Sets
27
AdooQ Bioactive Compound Library
Axon Medchem Screening Library
Cayman Chemical Bioactives
CeMM library of unique drugs (CLOUD)
ChEMBL Approved 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)
MedChem Express Bioactive Compound Library
NCATS Inxight Approved Drugs
Selleckchem Bioactive Compound Library
TargetMol Bioactive Compound Library
Tocris Bioactive Compound Library
Tocriscreen Plus
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