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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR1849)
Name
Hydroxyurea
Synonyms
hydroxyurea; Hydroxycarbamide; 127-07-1; N-Hydroxyurea; Hydrea; 1-HYDROXYUREA; Oxyurea; Carbamoyl oxime; Biosupressin; Hydroxycarbamine; Urea, hydroxy-; Onco-carbide; Carbamohydroxamic acid; Carbamohydroximic acid; Carbamyl hydroxamate; Hydura; Litalir; Hydurea; N-Carbamoylhydroxylamine; Droxia; Hidrix; Hydroxicarbamidum; Siklos; Hydroxylurea; Hydreia; Litaler; Idrossicarbamide [DCIT]; Hidroxicarbamida; Hydroxyharnstoff; Hydroxycarbamidum; Carbamohydroxyamic acid; N-Hydroxymocovina; Hydroxylamine, N-carbamoyl-; SQ 1089; urea, N-hydroxy-; Hydroxyharnstoff [German]; N-Hydroxymocovina [Czech]; NCI-C04831; Hydroxylamine, N-(aminocarbonyl)-; SK 22591; Hydroxycarbamidum [INN-Latin]; Hidroxicarbamida [INN-Spanish]; HU; CCRIS 958; HYDROXY-UREA; NSC 32065; hydroxy urea; UNII-X6Q56QN5QC; NSC32065; MFCD00007943; AI3-51139; Hydroxyurea (Cytodrox); CHEMBL467; SQ-1089; X6Q56QN5QC; CHEBI:44423; Hydroxyurea, 98%; NSC-32065; Hydroxy Urea-15N; NCGC00015520-03; Hydroxycarbamid; Oncocarbide; Idrossicarbamide; DSSTox_CID_5438; DSSTox_RID_77787; DSSTox_GSID_25438; NHY; Hydroxyurea (D4); N-HYDROXY UREA; Mylocel; carbamide oxide; CAS-127-07-1; SMR000059149; Hydroxyurea (USP); Droxia (TM); Droxia (TN); Hydrea (TM); hydroxyaminomethanamide; HSDB 6887; SR-01000075919; DRG-0253; EINECS 204-821-7; HYDREA (TN); Hydroxyurea [USAN:USP]; BRN 1741548; Hydroxycarbamide (JAN/INN); hydroxyl urea; Xromi; 1-oxidanylurea; S-phase/G-1 interface inhibitor; 15N Hydroxyurea; aminohydroxamic acid; carbamic acid oxime; Carbomohydroxamic acid; Spectrum_000909; Hydroxycarbamide [INN]; WLN: ZVMQ; Hydrea (Bristol Meyers); Spectrum2_000064; Spectrum3_000462; Spectrum4_000012; Spectrum5_000836; Lopac-H-8627; MolMap_000029; H 8627; NCIMech_000139; Hydroxyurea, 98%, powder; ACMC-1C22W; Lopac0_000596; BSPBio_002164; KBioGR_000383; KBioSS_001389; 4-03-00-00170 (Beilstein Handbook Reference); 8029-68-3; hydroxycarbamide (hydroxyurea); MLS001332381; MLS001332382; MLS002153389; DivK1c_000556; N-(Aminocarbonyl)hydroxylamine; SPECTRUM1500344; SPBio_000247; GTPL6822; NC(=O)N[O]; DTXSID6025438; tetratogen: inhibits ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase; HMS501L18; KBio1_000556; KBio2_001389; KBio2_003957; KBio2_006525; KBio3_001384; NINDS_000556; Bio1_000451; Bio1_000940; Bio1_001429; HMS1920F09; HMS2091L17; HMS2234I03; HMS3261H14; HMS3373G18; HMS3655K20; HMS3869C03; NCI C04831; Pharmakon1600-01500344; ACT02611; ALBB-028465; AMY40858; EBD12517; HY-B0313; STR02555; ZINC8034120; Tox21_110168; Tox21_300319; Tox21_500596; ANW-18958; BBL009928; BDBM50017811; CCG-35236; NSC757072; s1896; STL145898; AKOS005716276; AKOS006222547; Tox21_110168_1; ZINC100019199; DB01005; LP00596; MCULE-9465284053; NSC-757072; SDCCGSBI-0050578.P006; IDI1_000556; NCGC00015520-01; NCGC00015520-02; NCGC00015520-04; NCGC00015520-05; NCGC00015520-06; NCGC00015520-07; NCGC00015520-08; NCGC00015520-09; NCGC00015520-10; NCGC00015520-11; NCGC00015520-20; NCGC00093974-01; NCGC00093974-02; NCGC00093974-03; NCGC00093974-04; NCGC00093974-05; NCGC00254007-01; NCGC00261281-01; AC-22674; AK128930; NCI60_002773; SBI-0050578.P004; AB0013265; DB-041849; EU-0100596; FT-0627160; FT-0627175; FT-0670210; SW218071-2; C07044; D00341; Hydroxyurea, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, >=98%; AB00052018-09; AB00052018-10; AB00052018_11; AB00052018_12; 127H071; A805636; Q212272; J-504798; SR-01000075919-1; SR-01000075919-3; SR-01000075919-8; E0723DBA-5AF3-49D1-B5F6-59420AB87AC9; F8880-0905; Z1522566612; Hydroxycarbamide, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard; Hydroxyurea, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Chronic myelogenous leukaemia [ICD-11: 2A20] Approved [1]
Structure
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ADMET Property
Absorption
The drug is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract
BDDCS Class
Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System (BDDCS) Class 3: high solubility and low permeability
Bioavailability
79% of drug becomes completely available to its intended biological destination(s)
Clearance
The drug present in the plasma can be removed from the body at the rate of 1.5 mL/min/kg
Elimination
80% of drug is excreted from urine in the unchanged form
Half-life
The concentration or amount of drug in body reduced by one-half in 3 - 4 hours
Metabolism
The drug is metabolized via the hepatic
MRTD
The Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose (MRTD) of drug that ensured maximising efficacy and moderate side effect is 1502.57324 micromolar/kg/day
Unbound Fraction
The unbound fraction of drug in plasma is 1%
Vd
Fluid volume that would be required to contain the amount of drug present in the body at the same concentration as in the plasma 0.52 L/kg
Water Solubility
The ability of drug to dissolve in water is measured as 50 mg/mL
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Formula
CH4N2O2
PubChem CID
3657
Canonical SMILES
C(=O)(N)NO
InChI
1S/CH4N2O2/c2-1(4)3-5/h5H,(H3,2,3,4)
InChIKey
VSNHCAURESNICA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 127-07-1
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:44423
TTD Drug ID
D07CWD
DrugBank ID
DB01005
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
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          Acitretin      Homo sapiens     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
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                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Hydroxyurea and acitretin as a novel combination therapy in severe plaque psoriasis.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase M2 (RRM2)  Molecule Info  [3]
BioCyc Pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotides biosynthesis from CTP Click to Show/Hide
2 Pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotides de novo biosynthesis
3 Guanosine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis
4 Superpathway of pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotides de novo biosynthesis
5 Superpathway of purine nucleotide salvage
6 Purine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis
7 Adenosine deoxyribonucleotides de novo biosynthesis
8 Guanosine deoxyribonucleotides de novo biosynthesis
KEGG Pathway Purine metabolism Click to Show/Hide
2 Pyrimidine metabolism
3 Glutathione metabolism
4 Metabolic pathways
5 p53 signaling pathway
NetPath Pathway EGFR1 Signaling Pathway Click to Show/Hide
Panther Pathway p53 pathway Click to Show/Hide
2 De novo purine biosynthesis
3 De novo pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotide biosynthesis
Pathwhiz Pathway Purine Metabolism Click to Show/Hide
2 Pyrimidine Metabolism
Pathway Interaction Database E2F transcription factor network Click to Show/Hide
Reactome E2F mediated regulation of DNA replication Click to Show/Hide
2 G1/S-Specific Transcription
WikiPathways Nucleotide Metabolism Click to Show/Hide
2 Retinoblastoma (RB) in Cancer
3 Metabolism of nucleotides
4 Fluoropyrimidine Activity
References
Reference 1 URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 6822).
Reference 2 Hydroxyurea and acitretin as a novel combination therapy in severe plaque psoriasis. Br J Dermatol. 2018 Nov;179(5):1212-1213.
Reference 3 Drugs@FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
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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