Chemical Component Summary

NameOpicapone
Synonyms5-[3-[2,5-bis(chloranyl)-4,6-dimethyl-1-oxidanidyl-pyridin-1-ium-3-yl]-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]-3-nitro-benzene-1,2-diol
Identifiers5-[3-[2,5-bis(chloranyl)-4,6-dimethyl-1-oxidanidyl-pyridin-1-ium-3-yl]-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl]-3-nitro-benzene-1,2-diol
FormulaC15 H10 Cl2 N4 O6
Molecular Weight413.169
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCc1c(c([n+](c(c1Cl)C)[O-])Cl)c2nc(on2)c3cc(c(c(c3)O)O)[N+](=O)[O-]
InChIInChI=1S/C15H10Cl2N4O6/c1-5-10(13(17)20(24)6(2)11(5)16)14-18-15(27-19-14)7-3-8(21(25)26)12(23)9(22)4-7/h3-4,22-23H,1-2H3
InChIKeyASOADIZOVZTJSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count37
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count39
Aromatic Bond Count17

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB11632 
NameOpicapone
Groups
  • approved
  • investigational
DescriptionOpicapone is a potent, reversible, and peripherally-acting third-generation inhibitor of catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT), an enzyme involved in the breakdown of various catecholamines including dopamine.[A36938, A203048] Many patients with Parkinson’s disease treated with levodopa plus a dopa decarboxylase (DDC) inhibitor (eg carbidopa) experience motor complications over time, which calls for the management of these symptoms through the use of a dopamine agonist, a monoamine oxidase B inhibitor (selegiline, rasagiline), a _catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT)_ inhibitor, or amantadine, or using a modified-release formulation of levodopa.[L2336] Opicapone is used for adjunct therapy to levodopa and carbidopa in adult patients with Parkinson's disease and end-of-dose motor fluctuations. Opicapone was approved for use by the European Commission in June 2016 [L2339] and the FDA in April 2020.[L13772] It is marketed under the brand name Ongentys as once-daily oral capsules. Exhibiting a long duration of action that exceeds 24 hours, opicapone can be administered once-daily [L2336] and demonstrates the lowest risk for cytotoxicity compared to other catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors.[A203048]
Synonyms
  • Opicapona
  • Opicapone
Brand Names
  • Ongentys
  • Ontilyv
IndicationOpicapone is indicated as adjunctive therapy in adults with Parkinson’s disease and end-of-dose motor fluctuations or “off” episodes whose symptoms cannot be stabilized on the combination therapy of levodopa and DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor (e.g., carbidopa).[L2343, L13772]
Categories
  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
  • Anti-Parkinson Drugs
  • BCRP/ABCG2 Substrates
  • Central Nervous System Agents
  • COMT Inhibitors
ATC-CodeN04BX04
CAS number923287-50-7

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Catechol O-methyltransferaseMPEAPPLLLAAVLLGLVLLVVLLLLLRHWGWGLCLIGWNEFILQPIHNLL...unknowninhibitor
Cytochrome P450 2C19MDPFVVLVLCLSCLLLLSIWRQSSGRGKLPPGPTPLPVIGNILQIDIKDV...unknowninducer
Cytochrome P450 2C8MEPFVVLVLCLSFMLLFSLWRQSCRRRKLPPGPTPLPIIGNMLQIDVKDI...unknowninhibitor
Cytochrome P450 2C9MDSLVVLVLCLSCLLLLSLWRQSSGRGKLPPGPTPLPVIGNILQIGIKDI...unknowninhibitor
Cytochrome P450 1A2MALSQSVPFSATELLLASAIFCLVFWVLKGLRPRVPKGLKSPPEPWGWPL...unknowninhibitor
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Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL1089318
PubChem 135565903
ChEMBL CHEMBL1089318
ChEBI CHEBI:134699