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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR0641)
Name
Minocycline
Synonyms
minocycline; 10118-90-8; Minocyclin; Minociclina; Minocyn; Dynacin; Minocin; Minomycin; CL 59806; MINO; 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline; UNII-FYY3R43WGO; CHEBI:50694; FYY3R43WGO; (4S,4AS,5AR,12AS)-4,7-BIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)-3,10,12,12A-TETRAHYDROXY-1,11-DIOXO-1,4,4A,5,5A,6,11,12A-OCTAHYDROTETRACENE-2-CARBOXAMIDE; Tri-minocycline; Minocyclinum; 2-Naphthacenecarboxamide, 4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,10,12,12a-tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-, (4S,4aS,5aR,12aS)-; Minocyclinum [INN-Latin]; NCGC00183044-01; Borymycin; Minociclina [INN-Spanish]; MIY; minociclinum; Minocline; Minoz; 4,7-Bis(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,10,12,12a-tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide; (4S,4aS,5aR,12aR)-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,10,11,12a-tetrahydroxy-3,12-dioxo-4a,5,5a,6-tetrahydro-4H-tetracene-2-carboxamide; HSDB 3130; NSC-141993; Minocin (Hydrochloride); Vectrin (Hydrochloride); Minocycline (USAN/INN); BRN 3077644; Lactoferrin B & Minocycline; Lactoferrin H & Minocycline; Minocycline [USAN:INN:BAN]; SR-05000001675; (minocycline); (4S,4AS,5AR,12AS)-4,7-BIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)-3,10,12,12A-TETRAHYDROXY-1,11-DIOXO-1,4,4A,5,5A,6,11,12A-OCTAHYDROTETRACENE-2- CARBOXAMIDE; (4S,4aS,5aR,12aS)-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-3,10,12,12a-tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-4a,5,5a,6-tetrahydro-4H-tetracene-2-carboxamide; NSC141993; Spectrum_000967; Prestwick0_000315; Prestwick1_000315; Prestwick2_000315; Spectrum2_001047; Spectrum3_000508; Spectrum4_000062; Spectrum5_001293; SCHEMBL4042; CHEMBL1434; DSSTox_CID_25033; DSSTox_RID_80650; DSSTox_GSID_45033; SCHEMBL24315; BSPBio_002035; KBioGR_000583; KBioSS_001447; 2-Naphthacenecarboxamide, 4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,10,12,12a-tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-, (4S-(4alpha,4aalpha,5aalpha,12aalpha))-; cc-666; ls-007; CHEMBL69484; DivK1c_000450; SPBio_000974; SPBio_002529; DTXSID1045033; SCHEMBL16681149; BCBcMAP01_000027; GTPL10831; KBio1_000450; KBio2_001447; KBio2_004015; KBio2_006583; KBio3_001535; NINDS_000450; HMS2090D03; KUC106429N; KSC-12-231B; ZINC4019704; Tox21_113643; BDBM50103599; LMPK07000002; ZINC14879992; AKOS015969674; ZINC100409820; BCP9000928; CL59806; DB01017; IDI1_000450; SMP1_000191; NCGC00178854-01; NCGC00178854-02; NCGC00188954-01; AC-30184; CL-59806; SBI-0051449.P003; CAS-10118-90-8; AM20090714; 1371-EP2269978A2; 1371-EP2269985A2; 1371-EP2269991A2; 1371-EP2272832A1; 1371-EP2284150A2; 1371-EP2284151A2; 1371-EP2284152A2; 1371-EP2284153A2; 1371-EP2284155A2; 1371-EP2284156A2; 1371-EP2284164A2; 1371-EP2287140A2; 1371-EP2287148A2; 1371-EP2287150A2; 1371-EP2289871A1; 1371-EP2292590A2; 1371-EP2292612A2; 1371-EP2295402A2; 1371-EP2295419A2; 1371-EP2295426A1; 1371-EP2295427A1; 1371-EP2298732A1; 1371-EP2301534A1; 1371-EP2301912A2; 1371-EP2301913A1; 1371-EP2301914A1; 1371-EP2301916A2; 1371-EP2305637A2; 1371-EP2308832A1; 1371-EP2308863A1; 1371-EP2311451A1; 1371-EP2311796A1; 1371-EP2311797A1; 1371-EP2311798A1; 1371-EP2311799A1; 1371-EP2316450A1; 18M908; C07225; D05045; AB00053501-03; AB00053501_04; AB00053501_05; Q415336; J-500789; SR-05000001675-3; (2E,4S,4aR,5aS,12aR)-2-(amino-hydroxy-methylidene)-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-10,11,12a-trihydroxy-4a,5,5a,6-tetrahydro-4H-tetracene-1,3 ,12-trione; (4S,4AS,5AR,12AS)-4,7-BIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)-3,10,12,12A-TETRAHYDROXY-1,11-DIOXO-1,4,4A,5,5A,6,11,12A-OCTAHYDROTETRACENE-2-
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Bacterial infection [ICD-11: 1A00-1C4Z] Approved [1]
Structure
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3D MOL

ADMET Property
Absorption AUC
The area under the plot of plasma concentration (AUC) of drug is 31.6 mgh/L
Absorption Cmax
The maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of drug is 1.6 mg/L
Absorption Tmax
The time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) is 1.9 h
BDDCS Class
Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System (BDDCS) Class 1: high solubility and high permeability
Bioavailability
97% of drug becomes completely available to its intended biological destination(s)
Clearance
The clearance of drug is 3.36-5.7 L/h
Elimination
4.5-9% of an intravenous minocycline dose is recovered in the urine
Half-life
The concentration or amount of drug in body reduced by one-half in 11.1 - 22.1 hours
Metabolism
The drug is metabolized to 9-hydroxyminocycline
MRTD
The Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose (MRTD) of drug that ensured maximising efficacy and moderate side effect is 6.87 micromolar/kg/day
Unbound Fraction
The unbound fraction of drug in plasma is 0.005%
Vd
The volume of distribution (Vd) of drug is 67.5-115 L
Water Solubility
The ability of drug to dissolve in water is measured as 50 mg/mL
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Formula
C23H27N3O7
PubChem CID
54675783
Canonical SMILES
CN(C)C1C2CC3CC4=C(C=CC(=C4C(=C3C(=O)C2(C(=C(C1=O)C(=O)N)O)O)O)O)N(C)C
InChI
1S/C23H27N3O7/c1-25(2)12-5-6-13(27)15-10(12)7-9-8-11-17(26(3)4)19(29)16(22(24)32)21(31)23(11,33)20(30)14(9)18(15)28/h5-6,9,11,17,27-28,31,33H,7-8H2,1-4H3,(H2,24,32)/t9-,11-,17-,23-/m0/s1
InChIKey
FFTVPQUHLQBXQZ-KVUCHLLUSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 10118-90-8
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:50694
TTD Drug ID
D08LTU
DrugBank ID
DB01017
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Natural Product(s) Able to Decrease the Adverse Effect of This Drug
          Glatiramer acetate      Homo sapiens     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
                 Decreasing Adverse Drug Reaction     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Up-regulation Expression IL5  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vivo Model EAE was induced in C57/BL6 mice by using 50 Ag of the immunogenic myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) peptide.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
This combination resulted in a significant reduction of disease severity and disease burden with attenuation of the inflammation, axonal loss and demyelination.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Staphylococcus 30S ribosomal subunit (Stap-coc pbp2)  Molecule Info  [3]
References
Reference 1 Emerging disease-modifying therapies for the treatment of motor neuron disease/amyotropic lateral sclerosis. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2007 May;12(2):229-52.
Reference 2 Additive effect of the combination of glatiramer acetate and minocycline in a model of MS. J Neuroimmunol. 2005 Jan;158(1-2):213-21.
Reference 3 Functional, biophysical, and structural bases for antibacterial activity of tigecycline. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Jun;50(6):2156-66.
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (suilab@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China