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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C20H25N3O4
Molecular Weight 371.4302
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ECABAPIDE

SMILES

CNC(=O)C1=CC=CC(NCC(=O)NCCC2=CC(OC)=C(OC)C=C2)=C1

InChI

InChIKey=JTAGHJPZEDNHHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C20H25N3O4/c1-21-20(25)15-5-4-6-16(12-15)23-13-19(24)22-10-9-14-7-8-17(26-2)18(11-14)27-3/h4-8,11-12,23H,9-10,13H2,1-3H3,(H,21,25)(H,22,24)

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Molecular Formula C20H25N3O4
Molecular Weight 371.4302
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Ecabapide (DQ 2511) is a compound with antiulcer and gastroprokinetic activity. Evidence from basic studies in animal models suggests that the drug acts on peripheral mechanisms of neural control. In the stomach, ecabapide acts to suppress firing in vagal afferent nerves and thereby reduce the flow of sensory information into the dorsal vagal complex. The mechanism of action of ecabapide in suppressing discharge in vagal afferent terminals appears to mimic that of nitric oxide by stimulating formation of cGMP and activation of an inhibitory transduction cascade in the sensory fibres. In this respect the mechanism of its pro-kinetic action differs from other promoter agents. Ecabapide development has been discontinued.

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In Vitro Use Guide
DQ-2511 compound prevented noradrenaline-induced contraction in both the presence and absence of endothelium in the arterial specimen, and it (0.01-1 mM) inhibited these contractions induced by noradrenaline in all tissues in a concentration-dependent manner. This inhibitory effect of DQ-2511 was most evident in the celiac artery. The dilator response to DQ-2511 (0.1 mM) was abolished after pretreatment with methylene blue (3 microM), a guanylate cyclase inhibitor. Under the same conditions, methylene blue inhibited the dilator response to acetylcholine (1 microM), but not that to papaverine (10 microM). Furthermore, when DQ-2511 (0.01-1 mM) was incubated with the arterial preparations, this compound increased cyclic GMP content in segments in a concentration-dependent manner.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
4KA5WHL8T2
Record Status Validated (UNII)
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