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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C13H14N2O2.ClH
Molecular Weight 266.723
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of METOMIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.COC(=O)C1=CN=CN1C(C)C2=CC=CC=C2

InChI

InChIKey=NZEDTZKNEKPBGR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C13H14N2O2.ClH/c1-10(11-6-4-3-5-7-11)15-9-14-8-12(15)13(16)17-2;/h3-10H,1-2H3;1H

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Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/MinorUseMinorSpecies/ucm164110.htm | https://www.drugs.com/vet/aquacalm-can.html | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27003680

Metomidate is a non-barbiturate imidazole which produces a sleepy condition of 20-60 minutes duration without substantial analgesia. Since the beginning of 1997 the use of the hypnotic drug metomidate (Hypnodil) in swine is nor longer allowed. This ban caused a substantial therapeutic deficit for anesthesia in swine. 11C-metomidate may be used with positron emission tomography which can differentiate adrenocortical from nonadrenocortical tumors and a suspected adrenocortical cancer may be characterized and staged before surgery. Metomidate hydrochloride is for the sedation and anesthesia of aquarium and non-food fish species. Aquacalm has been granted Indexed status by the FDA for this purpose.

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Janssen Pharmaceutica Nv

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.9 µM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Hypnodil

Approved Use

Unknown
Diagnostic
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Overview

Overview

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer








Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
Tox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Intestinal barrier function of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post smolts is reduced by common sea cage environments and suggested as a possible physiological welfare indicator.
2010-11-09
Various aspects of piscine toxicology.
2010-09
11C-metomidate positron emission tomography after dexamethasone suppression for detection of small adrenocortical adenomas in primary aldosteronism.
2010-09
Anesthesia induces stress in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus).
2010-09
(18)F-labelled metomidate analogues as adrenocortical imaging agents.
2009-05
Masked volume wise Principal Component Analysis of small adrenocortical tumours in dynamic [11C]-metomidate Positron Emission Tomography.
2009-04-22
Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and 11C-metomidate positron emission tomography for evaluation of adrenal incidentalomas.
2009-02
Cloning of somatolactin alpha, beta forms and the somatolactin receptor in Atlantic salmon: seasonal expression profile in pituitary and ovary of maturing female broodstock.
2008-09-15
Something old, something new, PET in adrenal imaging.
2008-07
[123 I]Iodometomidate for molecular imaging of adrenocortical cytochrome P450 family 11B enzymes.
2008-06
PET in the diagnostic evaluation of adrenal tumors.
2007-09
Do anesthetics and sampling strategies affect transcription analysis of fish tissues?
2007-06-08
Vasopressin in septic shock: effects on pancreatic, renal, and hepatic blood flow.
2007
Imaging of adrenocortical metastases with [11C]metomidate.
2006-08
Rates of cortisol increase and decrease in channel catfish and sunshine bass exposed to an acute confinement stressor.
2006-05
[11C]metomidate positron emission tomography of adrenocortical tumors in correlation with histopathological findings.
2006-04
Invasive versus noninvasive measurement of allergic and cholinergic airway responsiveness in mice.
2005-11-25
Positron emission tomography imaging of adrenal masses: (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose and the 11beta-hydroxylase tracer (11)C-metomidate.
2004-09
Imaging of adrenal incidentalomas with PET using (11)C-metomidate and (18)F-FDG.
2004-06
Comparison of three different purification methods for the routine preparation of [11C] Metomidate.
2003-08-28
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of metomidate in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) and halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus).
2003-04
11C-metomidate PET imaging of adrenocortical cancer.
2003-03
The role of PET in localization of neuroendocrine and adrenocortical tumors.
2002-09
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Pigs below 50 kg body weight: Intraperitoneal 10 mg/kg Pigs over 50 kg body weight: Intravenous 4 mg/kg
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Ks-values for substrate binding spectra of metomidate from solubilized liver microsomes of control and pyrazole-treated D2 mice are 7.3 and 1.3 uM respectively.
Name Type Language
METOMIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE
MART.  
Common Name English
NSC-168403
Preferred Name English
METOMIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
METOMIDATE CHLORIDE
Common Name English
METHYL 1-(.ALPHA.-METHYLBENZYL)IMIDAZOLE-5-CARBOXYLATE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
(±)-METOMIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
METOMIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
METOMIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CAS
35944-74-2
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PUBCHEM
118264
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FDA UNII
SKV88232PJ
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1268772
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NSC
168403
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID0045707
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