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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR4368)
Name
Acetazolamide
Synonyms
acetazolamide; 59-66-5; Diamox; N-(5-Sulfamoyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide; Acetazolamid; Acetamox; Diacarb; Glaupax; Defiltran; Nephramide; Cidamex; Diluran; Edemox; Dehydratin; Diuramid; Diutazol; Duiramid; Eumicton; Natrionex; Nephramid; Phonurit; Diakarb; Donmox; Fonurit; Glupax; Vetamox; Didoc; SK-acetazolamide; 5-Acetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide; Diuriwas; Acetazoleamide; Acetozalamide; Diureticum-holzinger; Acetamidothiadiazolesulfonamide; Acetazolamida; Acetazolamidum; 4-Diamox; Acetamide, N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]-; Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor No. 6063; 2-Acetylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-5-sulfonamide; N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]acetamide; C4H6N4O3S2; 2-Acetamido-5-sulfonamido-1,3,4-thiadiazole; Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor 6063; UNII-O3FX965V0I; MFCD00003105; NSC 145177; 1,3,4-Thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide, 5-acetamido-; 5-Acetamide-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide; CHEMBL20; Diamox (TN); N-(5-(Aminosulfonyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide; MLS000028435; O3FX965V0I; CHEBI:27690; Acetamide, N-(5-sulfamoyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-; NSC-145177; CAS-59-66-5; N-[5-(Aminosulfonyl)-1,3,4-thiadiozol-2-yl]-Acetamide; NCGC00015074-10; Acetazolamine; Acetamide, N-(5-(aminosulfonyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-; Atenezol; Glaumox; SMR000058394; Diamox Sequels; DSSTox_CID_2544; 5-acetylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide; DSSTox_RID_76621; DSSTox_GSID_22544; Acetazolamidum [INN-Latin]; Acetazolamida [INN-Spanish]; N-(5-[Aminosulfonyl]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide; N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-1,3,5-thiadiazol-2-yl]acetamide; CCRIS 5811; Acetazolamide (AAZ); HSDB 3002; SR-01000000065; EINECS 200-440-5; AI3-52458; Prestwick_4; 1azm; 1yda; 1ydb; 1ydd; 1zsb; 2xtk; 3czv; 3ucj; Acetazolamide, 5; Acetazolamide [USP:INN:BAN:JAN]; Acerazolamide, AAZ; Acetazolamide, AAZ; Acetazolamide, AZA; Acetazolamide, AZM; ACMC-20gwkd; PubChem12858; Spectrum_000018; 1jd0; 2h4n; 2uy4; 3dc3; 3hs4; 3ml5; 4g0c; Opera_ID_288; AZA2; Prestwick0_000003; Prestwick1_000003; Prestwick2_000003; Prestwick3_000003; Spectrum2_000082; Spectrum3_000284; Spectrum4_000139; Spectrum5_000738; Lopac-A-6011; A 6011; Lopac0_000039; SCHEMBL23219; BSPBio_000005; BSPBio_001788; KBioGR_000558; KBioSS_000358; MLS001148438; BIDD:GT0643; DivK1c_000017; SPECTRUM1500102; N-(5-Sulfamoyl-[1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-yl)-acetamide; SPBio_000004; SPBio_001926; BPBio1_000007; GTPL6792; (non-d)Acetazolamide-13C2-d3; Acetazolamide, >=99%, powder; DTXSID7022544; SCHEMBL11049053; BDBM10880; BZKPWHYZMXOIDC-UHFFFAOYSA-; HMS500A19; KBio1_000017; KBio2_000358; KBio2_002926; KBio2_005494; KBio3_001288; Acetazolamide (JP17/USP/INN); AMY3289; Acetazolamide, analytical standard; NINDS_000017; HMS1568A07; HMS1920A05; HMS2091G05; HMS2095A07; HMS2232G23; HMS3259I13; HMS3260G19; HMS3370P01; HMS3712A07; HMS3744A21; Pharmakon1600-01500102; WLN: T5NN DSJ CSZW EMV1; ALBB-023617; BCP29616; EBD55026; HY-B0782; ZINC3813042; Tox21_110078; Tox21_201559; Tox21_302773; Tox21_500039; CCG-38900; NSC145177; NSC755854; s4506; SBB056640; AKOS000715163; Tox21_110078_1; CS-3568; DB00819; LP00039; MCULE-4029778803; NC00491; NSC-755854; SDCCGSBI-0050028.P005; Acetazolamide Related Compound (5-acetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonic acid); IDI1_000017; NCGC00015074-01; NCGC00015074-02; NCGC00015074-03; NCGC00015074-04; NCGC00015074-05; NCGC00015074-06; NCGC00015074-07; NCGC00015074-08; NCGC00015074-09; NCGC00015074-11; NCGC00015074-12; NCGC00015074-14; NCGC00015074-15; NCGC00015074-22; NCGC00023455-03; NCGC00023455-04; NCGC00023455-05; NCGC00023455-06; NCGC00023455-07; NCGC00256374-01; NCGC00259108-01; NCGC00260724-01; AC-12779; AK324920; AS-13169; H501; SBI-0050028.P004; 2-Acetamido-5-sulfonamido-1,4-thiadiazole; 5-Acetamide-1,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide; DB-053437; 5-Acetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-sulfonamide; AB00051906; EU-0100039; R1055; ST45022057; 1,4-Thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide, 5-acetamido-; C06805; D00218; J10059; 20506-EP2269989A1; 20506-EP2275420A1; 20506-EP2280008A2; 20506-EP2295406A1; 20506-EP2298772A1; 20506-EP2308562A2; 20506-EP2308839A1; 20506-EP2314585A1; AB00051906_15; 003A105; A832415; N-(5-sulfamoyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)ethanamide; Q413690; L 579486; Q-200579; Q-200580; SR-01000000065-2; SR-01000000065-4; SR-01000000065-6; BRD-K43457670-001-22-9; BRD-K43457670-001-26-0; Z277559108; Acetazolamide, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard; 2,2,2-trideuterio-N-(5-sulfamoyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide; Acetazolamide, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard; N - (5 - Sulfamoyl - 1,3, 4 - thiadiazol - 2 - yl) acetamide; Acetazolamide for system suitability, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard; Acetazolamide, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material; 124442-28-0; 2-Acetamido-5-sulfamoyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole; 2-Acetylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-5-sulfonamide; 5-Acetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Glaucoma [ICD-11: 9C61] Approved [1]
Structure
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ADMET Property
BDDCS Class
Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System (BDDCS) Class 4: low solubility and low permeability
Bioavailability
99% 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 0.65 mL/min/kg
Elimination
90% 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 - 9 hours
MRTD
The Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose (MRTD) of drug that ensured maximising efficacy and moderate side effect is 75.14216 micromolar/kg/day
Unbound Fraction
The unbound fraction of drug in plasma is 0.04%
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 0.37 L/kg
Water Solubility
The ability of drug to dissolve in water is measured as 0.64 mg/mL
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Formula
C4H6N4O3S2
PubChem CID
1986
Canonical SMILES
CC(=O)NC1=NN=C(S1)S(=O)(=O)N
InChI
1S/C4H6N4O3S2/c1-2(9)6-3-7-8-4(12-3)13(5,10)11/h1H3,(H2,5,10,11)(H,6,7,9)
InChIKey
BZKPWHYZMXOIDC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 59-66-5
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:27690
TTD Drug ID
D0E1SW
DrugBank ID
DB00819
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
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          Sulforaphane      Brassica oleracea     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]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression NANOGNB  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression POU5F1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression SOX2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model NCI-H727 CVCL_1584 Lung carcinoid tumor Homo sapiens
NCI-H720 CVCL_1583 Lung carcinoid tumor Homo sapiens
                    In-vivo Model H727 and H720 parental and 3rd generation spheroid cells (3 * 104) were injected into the subcutaneous inguinal fat pad of NOD/SCID mice.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
AZ + SFN combination were effective in inhibiting tumor cell growth, spheroid formation and in reducing tumor formation in immunocompromised mice.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Carbonic anhydrase I (CA-I)  Molecule Info  [3]
KEGG Pathway Nitrogen metabolism Click to Show/Hide
Pathwhiz Pathway Gastric Acid Production Click to Show/Hide
Pathway Interaction Database C-MYB transcription factor network Click to Show/Hide
Reactome Erythrocytes take up carbon dioxide and release oxygen Click to Show/Hide
2 Erythrocytes take up oxygen and release carbon dioxide
3 Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide
WikiPathways Reversible Hydration of Carbon Dioxide Click to Show/Hide
2 Uptake of Carbon Dioxide and Release of Oxygen by Erythrocytes
3 Uptake of Oxygen and Release of Carbon Dioxide by Erythrocytes
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: 6792).
Reference 2 Human bronchial carcinoid tumor initiating cells are targeted by the combination of acetazolamide and sulforaphane. BMC Cancer. 2019 Aug 30;19(1):864.
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