Merotocin

Merotocin
Clinical data
ATC code None
Identifiers
Synonyms N-(4-Sulfanylbutanoyl)-L-tyrosyl-L-isoleucyl-L-glutaminyl-L-asparaginyl-L-cysteinyl-N-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]glycyl-L-leucylglycinamide cyclic (1-5)-thioether
CAS Number 1190083-57-8
PubChem (CID) 76073634
ChemSpider 34994563
Chemical and physical data
Formula C48H68FN11O12S
Molar mass 1042.183423 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image

Merotocin (INN) (developmental code name FE-202767), also known as carba-1-(4-FBzlGly7)dOT, is a potent (EC50 < 0.1 nM) and highly selective (>1000-fold over the related vasopressin receptors) peptidic agonist of the oxytocin receptor that was derived from oxytocin.[1][2][3] It is under development by Ferring Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of preterm mothers with lactation failure requiring lactation support, and is in phase II clinical trials for this indication.[3]

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References

  1. Manning, M.; Misicka, A.; Olma, A.; Bankowski, K.; Stoev, S.; Chini, B.; Durroux, T.; Mouillac, B.; Corbani, M.; Guillon, G. (2012). "Oxytocin and Vasopressin Agonists and Antagonists as Research Tools and Potential Therapeutics". Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 24 (4): 609–628. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02303.x. ISSN 0953-8194.
  2. Yang, Yang; Li, Hao; Ward, Richard; Gao, Linghuan; Wei, Ji-Fu; Xu, Tian-Rui (2014). "Novel oxytocin receptor agonists and antagonists: a patent review (2002 – 2013)". Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 24 (1): 29–46. doi:10.1517/13543776.2014.845168. ISSN 1354-3776.
  3. 1 2 Wiśniewski K, Alagarsamy S, Galyean R, Tariga H, Thompson D, Ly B, Wiśniewska H, Qi S, Croston G, Laporte R, Rivière PJ, Schteingart CD (2014). "New, potent, and selective peptidic oxytocin receptor agonists" (PDF). J. Med. Chem. 57 (12): 5306–17. doi:10.1021/jm500365s. PMID 24874785.



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