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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C22H30O4
Molecular Weight 358.4712
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 6 / 6
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CANRENOIC ACID

SMILES

[H][C@@]12CC[C@@](O)(CCC(O)=O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@@]3([H])[C@@]2([H])C=CC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C

InChI

InChIKey=PBKZPPIHUVSDNM-WNHSNXHDSA-N
InChI=1S/C22H30O4/c1-20-9-5-15(23)13-14(20)3-4-16-17(20)6-10-21(2)18(16)7-11-22(21,26)12-8-19(24)25/h3-4,13,16-18,26H,5-12H2,1-2H3,(H,24,25)/t16-,17+,18+,20+,21+,22-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C22H30O4
Molecular Weight 358.4712
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 6 / 6
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description

Potassium canrenoate (INN, JAN) or canrenoate potassium (USAN) (brand names Venactone, Soldactone), the potassium salt of canrenoic acid, is an aldosterone antagonist of the spirolactone group. Like spironolactone, it is a prodrug, which is metabolized to canrenone in the body. Potassium canrenoate is not licensed in the UK, but may sometimes be prescribed off-licence to treat oedema. It is given intravenously. Potassium canrenoate is a mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist. The blockade with MR antagonist have beneficial effects in patients with heart failure and myocardial infarction, often attributed to blocking aldosterone action in the myocardium.

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Preventing
Unknown

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
400 mg of Potassium-Canrenoate
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
potassium canrenoate, in a concentration-dependent manner (3-30 uM), inhibited the increase in basal tone induced by receptorial (ouabain), most likely acting as antagonist for ouabain binding site on Na(+)-K+ATPase pump
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
87UG89VA9K
Record Status Validated (UNII)
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