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CHEMBL516

CYPROHEPTADINE
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CN1CCC(=C2c3ccccc3C=Cc3ccccc32)CC1

Basic Information

ChEMBL ID CHEMBL516
Name CYPROHEPTADINE
Phase Approved
Structure Type MOL
InChI Key JJCFRYNCJDLXIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Therapeutic ✓ Yes

Known Names

Ciproheptadina Ciprovit Cyproheptadine
42
Targets
92
Activities
3
Assay Types
1
PK Parameters
20
Publications
3
Known Names
6
Indications

Molecular Properties

287.4
MW (Da)
4.70
ALogP
1
HBA
0
HBD
3.2
PSA (Ų)
0.58
QED
0
Ro5 Violations
0
Rot. Bonds

Drug Information

Molecule Type Small molecule
First Approval 1961
Availability Prescription
Chirality Achiral

Routes of Administration

Oral

Flags

Natural Product

Extended Properties

Molecular Formula C21H21N
MW 287.41
Aromatic Rings 2
Heavy Atoms 22
NP-Likeness 0.26

Indications

Hypersensitivity Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Abdominal Pain Alcoholism Mitral Valve Insufficiency Stroke

ATC Classification

R06AX02
cyproheptadine
Level 1: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Level 2: ANTIHISTAMINES FOR SYSTEMIC USE

Activity Summary

Ki 50 meas. best 9.56
IC50 39 meas. best 9.01
Kd 3 meas. best 9.0

Target Activity Profile

Target Type Best pChEMBL Mean pChEMBL Best (nM) # Data
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A
CHEMBL224
Ki 9.56 9.055 0.3 4
Histamine H1 receptor
CHEMBL231
Ki 9.37 9.37 0.4 1
Histamine H1 receptor
CHEMBL3943
Ki 9.27 9.27 0.5 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A
CHEMBL224
IC50 9.01 9.01 1.0 1
Histamine H1 receptor
CHEMBL3943
Kd 9.0 9.0 1.0 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C
CHEMBL225
Ki 8.89 8.425 1.3 2
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B
CHEMBL1833
Ki 8.82 8.52 1.5 2
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A
CHEMBL322
Ki 8.8 8.6333 1.6 3
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4
CHEMBL1821
Ki 8.66 8.66 2.2 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C
CHEMBL225
IC50 8.61 8.61 2.4 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M5
CHEMBL2035
Ki 8.56 8.56 2.8 1
Serotonin 2 (5-HT2) receptor
CHEMBL2093870
IC50 8.51 8.51 3.1 1
Histamine H1 receptor
CHEMBL231
IC50 8.43 8.43 3.7 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M5
CHEMBL2035
IC50 8.42 8.42 3.8 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
CHEMBL1907609
Ki 8.4 8.4 4.0 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1
CHEMBL216
Ki 8.4 8.4 3.9 1
Serotonin (5-HT) receptor
CHEMBL2094123
Kd 8.1 8.1 7.9 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B
CHEMBL1833
IC50 8.03 8.03 9.4 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3
CHEMBL245
Ki 8.02 8.02 9.7 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C
CHEMBL3006
Ki 7.96 7.96 11.0 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2
CHEMBL211
Ki 7.92 7.92 12.0 1
D(3) dopamine receptor
CHEMBL234
Ki 7.8 7.8 16.0 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1
CHEMBL216
IC50 7.8 7.8 16.0 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4
CHEMBL1821
IC50 7.8 7.8 16.0 1
Alpha-2B adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL1942
Ki 7.77 7.77 17.0 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2
CHEMBL211
IC50 7.46 7.46 35.0 1
Alpha-2B adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL1942
IC50 7.42 7.42 38.0 1
Alpha-1B adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL315
Ki 7.36 7.36 44.0 1
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3
CHEMBL245
IC50 7.34 7.34 46.0 1
D(3) dopamine receptor
CHEMBL234
IC50 7.32 7.32 48.0 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7
CHEMBL3155
Ki 7.3 7.1 50.1 2
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7
CHEMBL3223
Ki 7.3 7.3 50.1 1
Alpha-1D adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL223
Ki 7.28 7.28 53.0 1
D(2) dopamine receptor
CHEMBL217
Ki 7.26 7.105 55.0 2
Dopamine receptor
CHEMBL2093868
Ki 7.2 7.2 63.0 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A
CHEMBL273
Ki 7.16 7.16 70.0 1
D(1A) dopamine receptor
CHEMBL2056
Ki 7.1 7.1 79.0 1
Alpha-1B adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL315
IC50 7.1 7.1 80.0 1
Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL319
Ki 7.01 7.01 98.0 1
Alpha-2A adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL1867
Ki 6.97 6.97 106.0 1
Alpha-1D adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL223
IC50 6.97 6.97 107.0 1
D(2) dopamine receptor
CHEMBL3427
Ki 6.95 6.95 112.0 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A
CHEMBL273
IC50 6.91 6.91 122.0 1
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 6
CHEMBL3371
Ki 6.89 6.89 130.0 1
D(2) dopamine receptor
CHEMBL339
IC50 6.85 6.85 140.0 1
D(1A) dopamine receptor
CHEMBL2056
IC50 6.8 6.8 158.0 1
D(2) dopamine receptor
CHEMBL217
IC50 6.79 6.79 164.0 1
Alpha-2C adrenergic receptor
CHEMBL1916
Ki 6.73 6.73 185.0 1
Histamine H2 receptor
CHEMBL1941
Ki 6.71 6.71 195.0 1
Histamine H2 receptor
CHEMBL1941
IC50 6.7 6.7 198.0 1

Pharmacokinetic Data

Parameter Value Units Species
T1/2 10.3 hr Homo sapiens

Activity Data Samples

Top measurements by pChEMBL value

Target Type Rel. Value Units pChEMBL Assay PubMed
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A Ki = 0.278 nM 9.56 DRUGMATRIX: Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) 5-HT2A radioligand binding (ligand: ... -
Histamine H1 receptor Ki = 0.43 nM 9.37 DRUGMATRIX: Histamine H1, Central radioligand binding (ligand: [3H] Pyrilamine) -
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A Ki = 0.46 nM 9.34 Antagonist activity at 5HT2A receptor 22694093
Histamine H1 receptor Ki = 0.537 nM 9.27 Inhibition of [3H]mepyramine binding with histamine H1 receptor in guinea pig ce... 7650688
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A IC50 = 0.973 nM 9.01 DRUGMATRIX: Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) 5-HT2A radioligand binding (ligand: ... -
Histamine H1 receptor Kd = 1.0 nM 9.0 Potency against histamine H1 receptor on guinea pig ileum 7650688
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C Ki = 1.278 nM 8.89 DRUGMATRIX: Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) 5-HT2C radioligand binding (ligand: ... -
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B Ki = 1.5 nM 8.82 Displacement of [3H]-5HT from human 5-HT2B receptor expressed in CHO-K1 cells as... 37584406
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A Ki = 1.6 nM 8.8 Displacement of [3H]ketanserin from 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor expressed NI... 11266163
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A Ki = 1.6 nM 8.8 Binding affinity against 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor from rat forebrain usin... 11229772
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A Ki = 1.6 nM 8.8 Displacement of [3H]ketanserin from Sprague-Dawley rat cerebral cortex 5-HT2A re... 27448773
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 Ki = 2.186 nM 8.66 DRUGMATRIX: Muscarinic M4 radioligand binding (ligand: [3H] N-Methylscopolamine) -
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C IC50 = 2.44 nM 8.61 DRUGMATRIX: Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) 5-HT2C radioligand binding (ligand: ... -
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M5 Ki = 2.755 nM 8.56 DRUGMATRIX: Muscarinic M5 radioligand binding (ligand: [3H] N-Methylscopolamine) -
5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A Ki = 3.0 nM 8.52 Binding affinity towards 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor using [3H]ketanserin 15081025
Serotonin 2 (5-HT2) receptor IC50 = 3.1 nM 8.51 Binding affinity at serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine 2 receptor by [3H]ketanserin d... 8151622
Histamine H1 receptor IC50 = 3.7 nM 8.43 DRUGMATRIX: Histamine H1, Central radioligand binding (ligand: [3H] Pyrilamine) -
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M5 IC50 = 3.835 nM 8.42 DRUGMATRIX: Muscarinic M5 radioligand binding (ligand: [3H] N-Methylscopolamine) -
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor Ki = 4.0 nM 8.4 Displacement of [3H]- QNB binding at the muscarinic-cholinergic binding site of ... 6134835
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 Ki = 3.943 nM 8.4 DRUGMATRIX: Muscarinic M1 radioligand binding (ligand: [3H] N-Methylscopolamine) -

Literature References

PubMed DOI Target Context # Activities
- 10.6019/CHEMBL3885881 Rattus norvegicus 339
22194678 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002310 Hepatotoxicity 14
7069703 10.1021/jm00345a008 Felis catus 12
27088648 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01732 Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD7 12
6167716 10.1021/jm00135a006 ADMET 11
15646539 10.1016/s0399-8320(04)95062-2 Unchecked 11
18033297 10.1038/nature05991 Caenorhabditis elegans 10
15646539 10.1016/s0399-8320(04)95062-2 NON-PROTEIN TARGET 8
660595 10.1021/jm00203a016 Stomach 5
3934386 10.1021/jm00150a029 Rattus norvegicus 4
660595 10.1021/jm00203a016 Rattus norvegicus 3
27088648 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01732 Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EHMT2 3
27088648 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01732 MCF7 3
- 10.1016/S0960-894X(97)00291-6 Rattus norvegicus 3
20014752 10.1021/tx900326k Hepatotoxicity 3
660595 10.1021/jm00203a016 Ileum 3
3934386 10.1021/jm00150a029 Cavia porcellus 3
7650688 10.1021/jm00017a019 Histamine H1 receptor 2
2579237 10.1021/jm00381a019 Sodium channel alpha subunits; brain (Types I, II, III) 2
15781124 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2004.10.013 UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A4 2

Data from ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine