emetine 🐶 Veterinary Use | Indications/Contra | FAERs-F | FAERs-M | Orange Bk | BioActivity |

Stem definitionDrug idCAS RN
1001 483-18-1

Description:

MoleculeDescription

Molfile Inchi Smiles

Synonyms:

  • emetine dihydrochloride
  • emetine hydrochloride
  • methylcephaeline
  • ipecine
  • emetine
  • (-)-Emetine
  • cephaeline methyl ether
  • emetin
The principal alkaloid of ipecac, from the ground roots of Uragoga (or Cephaelis) ipecacuanha or U. acuminata, of the Rubiaceae. It is used as an amebicide in many different preparations and may cause serious cardiac, hepatic, or renal damage and violent diarrhea and vomiting. Emetine inhibits protein synthesis in EUKARYOTIC CELLS but not PROKARYOTIC CELLS.
  • Molecular weight: 480.65
  • Formula: C29H40N2O4
  • CLOGP: 4.75
  • LIPINSKI: 0
  • HAC: 6
  • HDO: 1
  • TPSA: 52.19
  • ALOGS: -5.23
  • ROTB: 7

Drug dosage:

DoseUnitRoute
60 mg P

ADMET properties:

None

Approvals:

None

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Female)

None

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Male)

None

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Geriatric)

None

FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (Pediatric)

None

Pharmacologic Action:

SourceCodeDescription
ATC P01AX02 ANTIPARASITIC PRODUCTS, INSECTICIDES AND REPELLENTS
ANTIPROTOZOALS
AGENTS AGAINST AMOEBIASIS AND OTHER PROTOZOAL DISEASES
Other agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases
ATC P01AX52 ANTIPARASITIC PRODUCTS, INSECTICIDES AND REPELLENTS
ANTIPROTOZOALS
AGENTS AGAINST AMOEBIASIS AND OTHER PROTOZOAL DISEASES
Other agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases
CHEBI has role CHEBI:22587 antiviral agents
CHEBI has role CHEBI:35441 antiinfective agents
CHEBI has role CHEBI:35610 antineoplastic agents
CHEBI has role CHEBI:35820 antiprotozoal drugs
CHEBI has role CHEBI:38068 antimalarials
CHEBI has role CHEBI:48001 protein synthesis inhibitors
CHEBI has role CHEBI:76924 plant metabolites
CHEBI has role CHEBI:77035 expectorants
CHEBI has role CHEBI:88230 autophagy inhibitors
CHEBI has role CHEBI:149552 emetics
CHEBI has role CHEBI:149553 anticoronaviral drug
CHEBI has role CHEBI:171664 antiamoebic drugs
MeSH PA D000563 Amebicides
MeSH PA D000871 Anthelmintics
MeSH PA D000890 Anti-Infective Agents
MeSH PA D000969 Antinematodal Agents
MeSH PA D000977 Antiparasitic Agents
MeSH PA D000981 Antiprotozoal Agents
MeSH PA D002400 Cathartics
MeSH PA D002491 Central Nervous System Agents
MeSH PA D004639 Emetics
MeSH PA D004791 Enzyme Inhibitors
MeSH PA D005765 Gastrointestinal Agents
MeSH PA D018373 Peripheral Nervous System Agents
MeSH PA D011500 Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

Drug Use | Suggest Off label Use Form| |View source of the data|

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🐶 Veterinary Drug Use

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🐶 Veterinary products

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Acid dissociation constants calculated using MoKa v3.0.0

Dissociation levelDissociation constantType (acidic/basic)
pKa1 11.4 Basic
pKa2 9.01 Basic

Orange Book patent data (new drug applications)

None

Orange Book exclusivity data (new drug applications)

None

Bioactivity Summary:

TargetClassPharosUniProtActionTypeActivity value
(-log[M])
Mechanism
action
Bioact sourceMoA source
Alpha-2A adrenergic receptor GPCR Ki 7.85 DRUG MATRIX
Alpha-2C adrenergic receptor GPCR Ki 7.59 DRUG MATRIX
Alpha-1D adrenergic receptor GPCR Ki 5.58 DRUG MATRIX
Putative hydrolase RBBP9 Enzyme IC50 5.11 CHEMBL
Alpha-1B adrenergic receptor GPCR Ki 5.97 DRUG MATRIX
Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor GPCR IC50 5.19 CHEMBL
NS5 Unclassified EC50 8.06 CHEMBL

External reference:

IDSource
4019743 VUID
N0000147834 NUI
316-42-7 SECONDARY_CAS_RN
4017461 VANDF
4019743 VANDF
C0013974 UMLSCUI
CHEBI:4781 CHEBI
34G PDB_CHEM_ID
CHEMBL50588 ChEMBL_ID
CHEMBL513000 ChEMBL_ID
CHEMBL493439 ChEMBL_ID
D004640 MESH_DESCRIPTOR_UI
DB13393 DRUGBANK_ID
11087 IUPHAR_LIGAND_ID
X8D5EPO80M UNII
10219 PUBCHEM_CID
3820 RXNORM
002953 NDDF
004874 NDDF
12290003 SNOMEDCT_US
12559001 SNOMEDCT_US
373466009 SNOMEDCT_US

Pharmaceutical products:

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