Moxidectin
An antiparasitic agent used to treat onchocerciasis (river blindness) and is also used in veterinary medicine against a wide range of internal and external parasites. It works by activating glutamate-gated chloride channels in parasites, causing paralysis and death.
Peso Molecular
639,8000 g/mol
LogP
4,30
TPSA
116,00 Ų
Regra dos 5 de Lipinski
Aprovado
Áreas Terapêuticas
Mecanismo de Ação
Disrupts essential metabolic pathways or structural components of parasitic organisms, leading to paralysis, starvation, or death of the parasite.
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Disrupts essential metabolic pathways or structural components of parasitic organisms, leading to paralysis, starvation, or death of the parasite.
Estrutura 2D
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SMILES
CO/N=C1\C[C@]2(C[C@@H]3C[C@@H](C/C=C(\C)C[C@@H](C)/C=C/C=C4\CO[C@@H]5[C@H](O)C(C)=C[C@@H](C(=O)O3)[C@]45O)O2)O[C@H](/C(C)=C/C(C)C)[C@H]1C
InChI
InChI=1S/C37H53NO8/c1-21(2)14-25(6)33-26(7)31(38-42-8)19-36(46-33)18-29-17-28(45-36)13-12-23(4)15-22(3)10-9-11-27-20-43-34-32(39)24(5)16-30(35(40)44-29)37(27,34)41/h9-12,14,16,21-22,26,28-30,32-34,39,41H,13,15,17-20H2,1-8H3/b10-9+,23-12+,25-14+,27-11+,38-31+/t22-,26-,28+,29-,30-,32+,33+,34+,36-,37+/m0/s1
Molecular Formula
C37H53NO8
HBD / HBA
2 / 9
Ligações Rotacionáveis
3
Átomos Pesados
46
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.
Perguntas frequentes
An antiparasitic agent used to treat onchocerciasis (river blindness) and is also used in veterinary medicine against a wide range of internal and external parasites. It works by activating glutamate-gated chloride channels in parasites, causing paralysis and death.
Disrupts essential metabolic pathways or structural components of parasitic organisms, leading to paralysis, starvation, or death of the parasite.
Yes, Moxidectin is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL2104415. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 9832912. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-28.
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