Omaveloxolone

CHEMBL4303525 Phase 4 Zugelassen Small molecule
Half-Life
Bioavailability
Protein Binding
Molecular Weight
554.7 g/mol
LogP
6.7
Phase
4

Friedreich's ataxia had no disease-directed therapy before omaveloxolone, which is the first approved agent aimed at the underlying dysfunction of that rare progressive neurological disorder. The drug activates a cytoprotective transcriptional pathway that counters oxidative stress and inflammation, processes implicated in the mitochondrial impairment characteristic of the disease. Protecting neurones from that oxidative burden addresses a mechanism upstream of the neurodegeneration rather than the symptoms alone, which is what distinguishes it from supportive treatment. The compound is a small molecule with the formula C33H44F2N2O3 and a molecular weight close to 554.7 g/mol. It is approved and has completed the final phase of clinical development.

Used to treat Friedreich's ataxia, a rare progressive neurological disease, this medication activates a pathway that helps protect nerve cells from oxidative stress and inflammation. It is the first approved treatment specifically targeting the underlying dysfunction in this condition.

Molekularmasse

554,7000 g/mol

LogP

6,70

TPSA

87,00 Ų

Lipinski-Regel der Fünf

Nicht bestanden

Therapeutische Bereiche

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

2D-Struktur

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SMILES

CC1(C)CC[C@]2(NC(=O)C(C)(F)F)CC[C@]3(C)[C@H](C(=O)C=C4[C@@]5(C)C=C(C#N)C(=O)C(C)(C)[C@@H]5CC[C@]43C)[C@@H]2C1

InChI

InChI=1S/C33H44F2N2O3/c1-27(2)11-13-33(37-26(40)32(8,34)35)14-12-31(7)24(20(33)17-27)21(38)15-23-29(5)16-19(18-36)25(39)28(3,4)22(29)9-10-30(23,31)6/h15-16,20,22,24H,9-14,17H2,1-8H3,(H,37,40)/t20-,22-,24-,29-,30+,31+,33-/m0/s1

Molecular Formula

C33H44F2N2O3

HBD / HBA

1 / 6

Rotierbare Bindungen

2

Schwere Atome

40

No targets recorded

Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.

No interactions recorded

Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.

No side effects recorded

Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Used to treat Friedreich's ataxia, a rare progressive neurological disease, this medication activates a pathway that helps protect nerve cells from oxidative stress and inflammation. It is the first approved treatment specifically targeting the underlying dysfunction in this condition.

Yes, Omaveloxolone is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.

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References & Data Sources

  • ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL4303525. Open-access bioactivity database.
  • PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 71811910. Chemical information database.

Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-08-20.

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Data sources: ChEMBL, PubChem, DailyMed.