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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C19H27N5O5
Molecular Weight 405.4482
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of NIFEKALANT

SMILES

CN1C(=O)C=C(NCCN(CCO)CCCC2=CC=C(C=C2)[N+]([O-])=O)N(C)C1=O

InChI

InChIKey=OEBPANQZQGQPHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C19H27N5O5/c1-21-17(14-18(26)22(2)19(21)27)20-9-11-23(12-13-25)10-3-4-15-5-7-16(8-6-15)24(28)29/h5-8,14,20,25H,3-4,9-13H2,1-2H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C19H27N5O5
Molecular Weight 405.4482
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

Nifekalant is a class III antiarrhythmic agent approved in Japan for the treatment of arrhythmias and ventricular tachycardia. It has the brand name Shinbit. It is a nonselective K+ channel blocker without any β-blocking actions. Administration of nifekalant suppressed sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias in acute coronary syndrome patients, and in cardiac arrest victims as well as during or after cardiac surgery. The major adverse effect of nifekalant is QT interval prolongation and occurrence of torsades de pointes which requires frequent monitoring of the QT interval during nifekalant infusion with adequate dose adjustment.

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
2.7 µM [IC50]
7.9 µM [IC50]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Shinbit

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.943 mg/L
0.6 mg/kg/h 1 times / hour steady-state, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
230.95 ng/mL
0.3 mg/kg single, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
358.62 ng/mL
0.4 mg/kg single, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
444.3 ng/mL
0.4 mg/kg/h steady-state, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4.616 mg × h/L
0.6 mg/kg/h 1 times / hour steady-state, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
209.9 ng × h/mL
0.3 mg/kg single, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
302.44 ng × h/mL
0.4 mg/kg single, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
2627.33 ng × h/mL
0.4 mg/kg/h steady-state, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.3 h
0.6 mg/kg/h 1 times / hour steady-state, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
1.54 h
0.3 mg/kg single, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
1.34 h
0.4 mg/kg single, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens
1.35 h
0.4 mg/kg/h steady-state, intravenous
NIFEKALANT plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
For acute coronary syndrome treatment the mean dose level of nifekalant was 0.19 ± 0.14 mg/kg body weight per hour; For peri-operative Ventricular tachyarrhythmia treatment - intravenous administration of nifekalant in a dose of 0.3 mg/kg; For cardiopulmonary resuscitation treatment - 0.15-0.3 mg/kg followed by intravenous infusion of 0.3-0.4 mg/kg per hour as antiarrhythmic therapy
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
Nifekalant in concentrations of 1 and 10 uM prolonged the action potential durations of Purkinje fiber and the free wall in a concentration-dependent manner in dogs.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
5VZ7GZM43E
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version