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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C14H12N6O3
Molecular Weight 312.2835
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of PTEROIC ACID

SMILES

NC1=NC2=C(N=C(CNC3=CC=C(C=C3)C(O)=O)C=N2)C(=O)N1

InChI

InChIKey=JOAQINSXLLMRCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C14H12N6O3/c15-14-19-11-10(12(21)20-14)18-9(6-17-11)5-16-8-3-1-7(2-4-8)13(22)23/h1-4,6,16H,5H2,(H,22,23)(H3,15,17,19,20,21)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C14H12N6O3
Molecular Weight 312.2835
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Pteroic acid belongs to the class of chemical entities known as pterins. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a pterin moiety, which consists of a pteridine ring bearing a ketone and an amine group to form 2-aminopteridin-4(3H)-one. It is known that pteroic acid inhibits Dihydropterate synthase from Bacillus anthracis, which is a target for the sulfonamide class of antibiotics. However, increasing resistance has encouraged the development of new therapeutic agents against this enzyme.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: B. anthracis Dihydropteroate synthase
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Crystal structure of the 6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropterin pyrophosphokinase•dihydropteroate synthase bifunctional enzyme from Francisella tularensis.
2010-11-30
Targeting of nanoparticles: folate receptor.
2010
Properties influencing the relative binding affinity of pteroate derivatives and drug conjugates thereof to the folate receptor.
2009-06
Calculation of absolute ligand binding free energy to a ribosome-targeting protein as a function of solvent model.
2008-10-23
Structures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis folylpolyglutamate synthase complexed with ADP and AMPPCP.
2008-07
Mutagenesis of folylpolyglutamate synthetase indicates that dihydropteroate and tetrahydrofolate bind to the same site.
2008-02-26
Fragment-based identification of determinants of conformational and spectroscopic change at the ricin active site.
2007-11-06
Reactivity of conjugated and unconjugated pterins with singlet oxygen (O2(1Deltag)): physical quenching and chemical reaction.
2006-11-02
Preclinical evaluation of novel organometallic 99mTc-folate and 99mTc-pteroate radiotracers for folate receptor-positive tumour targeting.
2006-09
Substituent effects on the photophysical properties of pterin derivatives in acidic and alkaline aqueous solutions.
2005-10-18
Targeting the tumor-associated folate receptor with an 111In-DTPA conjugate of pteroic acid.
2005-05-25
Crystal structure of 7,8-dihydropteroate synthase from Bacillus anthracis: mechanism and novel inhibitor design.
2004-09
Chemiluminescence quenching of pteroic acid-N-sulfonyl-acridinium-9-carboxamide conjugates by folate binding protein.
2004-05-03
Folate-liposome-mediated antisense oligodeoxynucleotide targeting to cancer cells: evaluation in vitro and in vivo.
2003-07-17
Synthesis of N-acetyl-D-galactosamine and folic acid conjugated ribozymes.
2002-09-19
Mutation of an essential glutamate residue in folylpolyglutamate synthetase and activation of the enzyme by pteroate binding.
2002-06-01
2.8-A crystal structure of a nontoxic type-II ribosome-inactivating protein, ebulin l.
2001-05-15
Synthesis and evaluation of pteroic acid-conjugated nitroheterocyclic phosphoramidates as folate receptor-targeted alkylating agents.
2001-01-04
Patents

Sample Use Guides

oral administration of from 2 to 10 mg of pteroic acid resulted in only a very small amount of urinary pteroic acid. Following the intravenous administration of 2 mg of pteroic acid the microbiological assays of the urine indicated that from 15 to 46% of the compound was excreted as pteroic acid and that only about 1% appeared to be converted to pteroylglutamic acid.
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
NSC-14972
Preferred Name English
PTEROIC ACID
MI  
Common Name English
4-(((2-AMINO-3,4-DIHYDRO-4-OXO-6-PTERIDINYL)METHYL)AMINO)BENZOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
FOLIC ACID HYDRATE IMPURITY D [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
P-((2-AMINO-4-HYDROXY-6-PTERIDYLMETHYL)AMINO)BENZOIC ACID
Common Name English
PTEROIC ACID [MI]
Common Name English
4-[[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino]benzoic acid
Common Name English
PYROFOLIC ACID
Common Name English
BENZOIC ACID, 4-(((2-AMINO-3,4-DIHYDRO-4-OXO-6-PTERIDINYL)METHYL)AMINO)-
Systematic Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CAS
119-24-4
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MERCK INDEX
m9312
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NSC
14972
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PUBCHEM
135398749
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CHEBI
27623
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CHEBI
38794
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CHEBI
37055
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MESH
C005584
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DRUG BANK
DB04196
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID40152279
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FDA UNII
8258W48TBZ
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