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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C15H16N2O
Molecular Weight 240.3003
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of AMELTOLIDE

SMILES

CC1=CC=CC(C)=C1NC(=O)C2=CC=C(N)C=C2

InChI

InChIKey=HZIWGOAXOBPQGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C15H16N2O/c1-10-4-3-5-11(2)14(10)17-15(18)12-6-8-13(16)9-7-12/h3-9H,16H2,1-2H3,(H,17,18)

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Ameltolide (ADD 75073, LY 201116) is a 4-aminobenzamide anticonvulsant patented by Research Corporation Technologies in the USA. Ameltolide is a sodium channel antagonist, it represents a potential therapy for the treatment of epilepsy. Ameltolide had been in phase I clinical trials by Research Corporation Technologies for the treatment of epilepsy. However, this research has been discontinued.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.97 µM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG



OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer
Drug as perpetrator​
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Anticonvulsant phenytoinergic pharmacophores and anti-HIV activity--preliminary evidence for the dual requirement of the 4-aminophthalimide platform and the N-(1-adamantyl) substitution for antiviral properties.
1998
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Canine seizure model: from 2 to 15 h following a single 3 mg/kg oral ameltolide dose the mean probability of obtaining a 1 unit reduction in the seizure clinical score severity was greater than 0.80.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: In vitro anticonvulsant effects of ameltolide was measured by burst frequency and number of burst afterpotentials in the cortical wedge preparation.
As a function of increasing concentration, ameltolide produced a selective decrease in the afterpotentials of the spontaneous bursts before decreasing the frequency of bursts. The concentration estimated to inhibit the number of afterpotentials per burst by 50% (IC50 value) was 2.7 uM, whereas the ICs0 value estimated to reduce the frequency of bursts was 15 uM.
Name Type Language
LY 201116
Preferred Name English
AMELTOLIDE
INN   USAN  
INN   USAN  
Official Name English
LY-201116
Code English
ameltolide [INN]
Common Name English
AMELTOLIDE [USAN]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C264
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Code System Code Type Description
EVMPD
SUB05408MIG
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WIKIPEDIA
Ameltolide
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FDA UNII
F83240ZOVE
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PUBCHEM
13086
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SMS_ID
100000087213
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USAN
CC-6
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MESH
C055323
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NCI_THESAURUS
C81472
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CAS
787-93-9
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL22916
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INN
6691
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID7052860
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