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CHEMBL19019

NALTREXONE
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O=C1CC[C@@]2(O)[C@H]3Cc4ccc(O)c5c4[C@@]2(CCN3CC2CC2)[C@H]1O5

Basic Information

ChEMBL ID CHEMBL19019
Name NALTREXONE
Phase Approved
Structure Type MOL
InChI Key DQCKKXVULJGBQN-XFWGSAIBSA-N
Therapeutic ✓ Yes

Known Names

Celupan EN-1639A FREE BASE EN-1639A [AS HYDROCHLORIDE] Naltrexona Naltrexone NSC-758439 Trexal Vivitrol
22
Targets
320
Activities
4
Assay Types
30
PK Parameters
20
Publications
8
Known Names
20
Indications
1
Mechanisms

Molecular Properties

341.4
MW (Da)
1.53
ALogP
5
HBA
2
HBD
70.0
PSA (Ų)
0.85
QED
0
Ro5 Violations
2
Rot. Bonds

Drug Information

Molecule Type Small molecule
First Approval 1984
Availability Prescription
Chirality Single Enantiomer

Routes of Administration

Oral Parenteral

Flags

Black Box Warning Natural Product
USAN Stem nal-
USAN Year 1973

Extended Properties

Molecular Formula C20H23NO4
MW 341.41
Aromatic Rings 1
Heavy Atoms 25
NP-Likeness 1.72

Mechanism of Action

Mechanism Action Type Target Direct Efficacy
Opioid receptors; mu/kappa/delta antagonist ANTAGONIST Opioid receptors; mu/kappa/delta

Indications

Alcoholism Alcoholism Amphetamine-Related Disorders Borderline Personality Disorder Chronic Pain Cocaine-Related Disorders Cocaine-Related Disorders Depressive Disorder Endometriosis Gambling Heroin Dependence HIV Infections Multiple Sclerosis Obesity Opioid-Related Disorders Opioid-Related Disorders Pain Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Substance-Related Disorders Tobacco Use Disorder

ATC Classification

N07BB04
naltrexone
Level 1: NERVOUS SYSTEM
Level 2: OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS

Drug Warnings

Black Box Warning
General Warning
Country: United States

Activity Summary

Ki 234 meas. best 10.7
IC50 63 meas. best 9.7
EC50 18 meas. best 9.8
Kd 5 meas. best 10.3

Target Activity Profile

Target Type Best pChEMBL Mean pChEMBL Best (nM) # Data
Opioid receptors; mu & delta
CHEMBL2095149
Ki 10.7 10.7 0.0 1
Opioid receptors; delta & kappa
CHEMBL2095151
Ki 10.4 10.4 0.0 1
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL237
Ki 10.38 9.0293 0.0 28
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL233
Kd 10.3 10.3 0.1 1
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL233
Ki 10.15 9.4115 0.1 40
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL233
EC50 9.8 9.0625 0.2 4
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL2858
EC50 9.8 9.8 0.2 2
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL4354
Ki 9.77 9.2712 0.2 25
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL4354
IC50 9.7 9.405 0.2 4
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL2858
Ki 9.58 9.2678 0.3 9
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL3952
Ki 9.51 8.5682 0.3 38
Unchecked
CHEMBL612545
Ki 9.43 8.052 0.4 10
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL270
Ki 9.34 8.8833 0.5 15
Opioid receptor
CHEMBL2094129
IC50 9.3 8.505 0.5 4
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL3952
IC50 9.3 8.3129 0.5 7
Opioid receptor
CHEMBL2094129
EC50 9.3 9.3 0.5 1
Opioid receptor
CHEMBL2094129
Ki 9.26 9.26 0.6 1
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL233
IC50 9.23 8.2569 0.6 13
Unchecked
CHEMBL612545
EC50 9.2 8.95 0.6 2
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL237
EC50 9.09 8.7667 0.8 3
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL4329
EC50 9.09 9.09 0.8 1
Opioid receptors; mu and delta
CHEMBL2221343
Ki 9.06 9.06 0.9 1
Unchecked
CHEMBL612545
IC50 9.02 8.63 0.9 2
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL3614
Ki 8.97 8.4975 1.1 4
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL4329
Ki 8.84 8.84 1.4 2
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL270
IC50 8.82 8.46 1.5 3
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL236
Kd 8.8 8.8 1.6 1
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL2858
Kd 8.76 8.76 1.7 1
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL237
IC50 8.73 7.5175 1.9 4
Opioid receptors; mu & kappa
CHEMBL2095156
IC50 8.59 8.255 2.6 2
Opioid receptors; mu/kappa/delta
CHEMBL2095181
IC50 8.42 8.33 3.8 4
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL3222
EC50 8.36 8.36 4.4 1
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL236
EC50 8.36 8.14 4.4 4
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL269
Ki 8.32 7.5589 4.8 9
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL236
IC50 8.26 7.6271 5.4 7
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL269
IC50 8.25 7.455 5.6 2
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL236
Ki 8.2 7.6098 6.3 45
Mu-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL2858
IC50 8.18 8.085 6.6 2
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL3222
Ki 7.91 7.238 12.3 5
Kappa-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL4329
Kd 7.74 7.74 18.2 1
Delta-type opioid receptor
CHEMBL3222
Kd 7.41 7.41 38.9 1
Cavia porcellus
CHEMBL369
IC50 7.3 7.3 50.0 1
Cytochrome P450 2D6
CHEMBL289
IC50 6.0 6.0 1000.0 1
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7
CHEMBL2492
IC50 4.6 4.56 25000.0 2
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4
CHEMBL307
IC50 4.51 4.51 31000.0 1

Pharmacokinetic Data

Parameter Value Units Species
CL 48.0 mL.min-1.kg-1 Homo sapiens
CL 57.0 mL.min-1.kg-1 Homo sapiens
CL 66.0 mL.min-1.kg-1 Macaca
CL 80.0 mL.min-1.kg-1 Rattus norvegicus
CL 90.0 mL.min-1.kg-1 Canis lupus familiaris
F 49.0 % Homo sapiens
F 20.0 % Homo sapiens
Fu 0.79 - Homo sapiens
Ke 32.0 nM -
Ke 1.0 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 5.5 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 1.2 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 5.5 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 37.0 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 43.0 nM -
Ke 69.0 nM -
Ke 0.38 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 5.5 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 1.0 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 24.0 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 32.0 - -
Ke 1.0 - Cavia porcellus
Ke 5.5 - Cavia porcellus
Ke 0.2 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 0.21 nM Mus musculus
Ke 5.5 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 1.0 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 24.4 nM Mus musculus
Ke 0.93 nM Cavia porcellus
Ke 19.3 nM Cavia porcellus

Activity Data Samples

Top measurements by pChEMBL value

Target Type Rel. Value Units pChEMBL Assay PubMed
Opioid receptors; mu & delta Ki = 0.02 nM 10.7 Ratio of mu/delta-opioid receptors Binding affinity 12825957
Opioid receptors; delta & kappa Ki = 0.04 nM 10.4 Ratio of kappa/delta-opioid receptors Binding affinity 12825957
Kappa-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.042 nM 10.38 Antagonist activity at kappa opioid receptor expressed in HEK293 cells assessed ... 19683449
Mu-type opioid receptor Kd = 0.05012 nM 10.3 Activity at human mu opioid receptor by [35S]GTPgammaS binding assay 18298057
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.07 nM 10.15 Displacement of [125I]-IBOxyA from MOR-1 expressed in CHO cells 21621410
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.11 nM 9.96 Displacement of [3H]DAMGO form human mu opioid receptor expressed in CHO cells 19027293
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.11 nM 9.96 Binding affinity against Opioid receptor mu 1 expressed in CHO cells using [3H]D... 15808478
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.11 nM 9.96 Displacement of [3H]DAMGO from human mu opioid receptor expressed in CHO cells a... 19282177
Mu-type opioid receptor EC50 = 0.16 nM 9.8 Stimulation of mouse MOR expressed in CHO cells after 1.5 hrs by [35S]GTPgammaS ... 25783191
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.1585 nM 9.8 Displacement of [3H]-DPN from recombinant human mu opioid receptor expressed in ... 31857840
Mu-type opioid receptor EC50 = 0.16 nM 9.8 Displacement of [35S]GTP-gammaS from MOR (unknown origin) 38156970
Mu-type opioid receptor EC50 = 0.16 nM 9.8 Agonist activity at mouse mu opioid receptor expressed in CHO cells assessed as ... 23948248
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.17 nM 9.77 Binding affinity towards Opioid receptor mu 1 of guinea pig brain membranes usin... 11425545
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.17 nM 9.77 Binding affinity was determined towards opioid receptor mu1 using [3H]DAMGO as r... 12749896
Kappa-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.19 nM 9.72 Displacement of [3H]U69593 form human kappa opioid receptor expressed in CHO cel... 19027293
Kappa-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.19 nM 9.72 Displacement of [3H]U69,593 from human kappa opioid receptor expressed in CHO ce... 19282177
Kappa-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.19 nM 9.72 Binding affinity against Opioid receptor kappa 1 expressed in CHO cells using [3... 15808478
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.2 nM 9.7 Displacement of [3H]DAMGO from human mu opioid receptor expressed in CHO cells 19253983
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.2 nM 9.7 Displacement of [3H]DAMGO from human recombinant mu opioid receptor expressed in... 17004724
Mu-type opioid receptor Ki = 0.2 nM 9.7 Displacement of [3H]DAMGO from human cloned mu opioid receptor 17887741

Literature References

PubMed DOI Target Context # Activities
16472241 10.2174/1570163043334794 Hepatotoxicity 18
22194678 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002310 Hepatotoxicity 14
15646539 10.1016/s0399-8320(04)95062-2 Unchecked 11
15920768 10.1002/jps.20373 ADMET 8
15646539 10.1016/s0399-8320(04)95062-2 NON-PROTEIN TARGET 8
8627605 10.1021/jm950807f Delta-type opioid receptor 6
28288109 10.1038/nchembio.2334 Mas-related G-protein coupled receptor member X2 6
38810170 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00333 Mu-type opioid receptor 6
1851846 10.1021/jm00109a027 Mu-type opioid receptor 5
1851846 10.1021/jm00109a027 Kappa-type opioid receptor 5
8627605 10.1021/jm950807f Kappa-type opioid receptor 5
19282177 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.02.078 Delta-type opioid receptor 5
31857840 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00406 Mus musculus 5
2160538 10.1021/jm00168a028 Kappa-type opioid receptor 5
2160538 10.1021/jm00168a028 Mu-type opioid receptor 5
2160538 10.1021/jm00168a028 Delta-type opioid receptor 5
19282177 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.02.078 Kappa-type opioid receptor 5
19282177 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.02.078 Mu-type opioid receptor 5
17407276 10.1021/jm061327z Mu-type opioid receptor 4
17962026 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.10.030 Mus musculus 4

Data from ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine