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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR8953)
Name
Captopril
Synonyms
captopril; 62571-86-2; Capoten; L-Captopril; Lopirin; Captopryl; Cesplon; Captolane; Tensoprel; Acepress; Captoril; Dilabar; Garranil; Hypertil; Tenosbon; Alopresin; Acepril; Lopril; Captoprilum; Acediur; Aceplus; (2S)-1-[(2S)-2-methyl-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid; Tensobon; Apopril; Captoprilum [INN-Latin]; SQ 14225; SQ-14225; D-2-Methyl-3-mercaptopropanoyl-L-proline; D-3-Mercapto-2-methylpropanoyl-L-proline; SQ 14,225; 1-((2S)-3-Mercapto-2-methylpropionyl)-L-proline; SA 333; D-3-Mercapto-2-methylpropionylproline; 1-[(2S)-2-methyl-3-sulfanylpropanoyl]-L-proline; (2S)-1-(3-Mercapto-2-methylpropionyl)-L-proline; UNII-9G64RSX1XD; Hipertil; CHEBI:3380; L-Proline, 1-[(2S)-3-mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl]-; L-Proline, 1-(3-mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-, (S)-; 9G64RSX1XD; CHEMBL1560; 1-[(2S)-3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl]-L-proline; MLS000069484; Asisten; Isopresol; (-)-Captopril; C9H15NO3S; [2S]-1-[3-Mercapto-2-methylpropionyl]-L-proline; 1-(3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-L-proline; Captopril, 98%; MFCD00168073; (S)-1-(3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-L-proline; NCGC00023654-04; SMR000059061; Lopirin [Switzerland]; (S)-1-((S)-3-mercapto-2-methylpropanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid; 1-Pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid, 1-(D-3-mercapto-2-methyl-1-propionyl)-, L-(S,S)-; DSSTox_CID_17197; DSSTox_RID_79306; DSSTox_GSID_37197; L-Proline, 1-((2S)-3-mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-; Novocaptopril; Captril; Farcopril; Hypopress; Tensiomin; Zapto; Captopril (Capoten); Capozide (Salt/Mix); 3-Mercapto-2-methylpropionyl-proline; X8Z; Apopril (TN); Capoten (TN); HSDB 6527; 1-[(2s)-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionyl]-l-proline; SR-01000075603; EINECS 263-607-1; component of Captea (Salt/Mix); component of Acezide (Salt/Mix); component of Ecazide (Salt/Mix); 1-(D-3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-L-proline (S,S); (2S)-1-((2S)-2-methyl-3-sulfanylpropanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid; C09AA01; Captopril,(S); Prestwick_103; Captopril [USAN:USP:INN:BAN:JAN]; SQ14534; SCHEMBL4; Spectrum_000688; Opera_ID_1041; Prestwick3_000019; Spectrum2_001211; Spectrum3_001388; Spectrum4_000811; Spectrum5_001587; Lopac-C-4042; 1-((2S)-2-Methyl-3-sulfanylpropanoyl)-L-proline #; Epitope ID:114065; UPCMLD-DP003; C 4042; Lopac0_000302; N-[(S)-3-Mercapto-2-methylpropionyl]-L-proline; BSPBio_000057; BSPBio_002976; KBioGR_001321; KBioSS_001168; MLS001076488; DivK1c_000208; SPECTRUM1500682; SPBio_001022; Captopril (JP17/USP/INN); (S)-1-(3-Mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxo-propyl)-L-proline; BPBio1_000063; GTPL5158; DTXSID1037197; UPCMLD-DP003:001; BDBM21642; HMS500K10; KBio1_000208; KBio2_001168; KBio2_003736; KBio2_006304; KBio3_002196; ZINC57001; 1j37; NINDS_000208; HMS1921C12; HMS2089P19; HMS2092I12; HMS2095C19; HMS2233I04; HMS3259G10; HMS3260N06; HMS3712C19; Pharmakon1600-01500682; HY-B0368; Tox21_110890; Tox21_500302; BBL033600; CCG-39104; EI-213; KM0635; NSC757419; s2051; SA-333; SBB017523; STK802012; AKOS005622581; Captopril, >=98% (HPLC), powder; Tox21_110890_1; AB04252; BCP9000485; CS-2425; DB01197; KS-5025; LP00302; MCULE-1716939647; NC00554; NSC 757419; NSC-757419; SDCCGSBI-0050290.P006; IDI1_000208; SMP1_000056; NCGC00015235-01; NCGC00015235-02; NCGC00023654-03; NCGC00023654-05; NCGC00023654-06; NCGC00023654-07; NCGC00023654-08; NCGC00023654-09; NCGC00023654-10; NCGC00023654-11; NCGC00023654-13; NCGC00023654-25; NCGC00260987-01; AC-12047; AC-32120; ST079562; SBI-0050290.P004; AB0007072; Captopril, meets USP testing specifications; SQ -14225; EU-0100302; ((S)-3-mercapto-2-methylpropanoyl)-L-proline; BIM-0050290.0001; C06867; D00251; J10167; 54254-EP2269989A1; 54254-EP2270011A1; 54254-EP2272841A1; 54254-EP2277879A1; 54254-EP2287165A2; 54254-EP2287166A2; 54254-EP2292620A2; 54254-EP2295406A1; 54254-EP2298742A1; 54254-EP2298772A1; 54254-EP2298776A1; 54254-EP2298779A1; 54254-EP2301923A1; 54254-EP2301931A1; 54254-EP2301936A1; 54254-EP2305219A1; 54254-EP2305648A1; 54254-EP2308562A2; 54254-EP2308839A1; AB00052156-16; AB00052156_17; AB00052156_18; 571C862; Q421119; SR-01000000039; 1-[(2S)-3-Mercapto-2-methylpropionyl]- L-proline; SR-01000000039-2; SR-01000075603-1; SR-01000075603-3; 1-[(S)-3-mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl]-L-proline; BRD-K54529596-001-04-0; BRD-K54529596-001-15-6; Captopril, British Pharmacopoeia (BP) Reference Standard; Z2786051697; Captopril, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard; Captopril, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard; Captopril, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material; L-?Proline, 1-?[(2S)?-?3-?mercapto-?2-?methyl-?1-?oxopropyl]?-; Captopril for system suitability, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Hypertension [ICD-11: BA00] Approved [1]
Structure
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ADMET Property
BDDCS Class
Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System (BDDCS) Class 3: high solubility and low permeability
Bioavailability
69% 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 12 mL/min/kg
Elimination
38% 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 2 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 19.7235 micromolar/kg/day
Unbound Fraction
The unbound fraction of drug in plasma is 0.73%
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 0.75 L/kg
Water Solubility
The ability of drug to dissolve in water is measured as 160 mg/mL
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Formula
C9H15NO3S
PubChem CID
44093
Canonical SMILES
CC(CS)C(=O)N1CCCC1C(=O)O
InChI
1S/C9H15NO3S/c1-6(5-14)8(11)10-4-2-3-7(10)9(12)13/h6-7,14H,2-5H2,1H3,(H,12,13)/t6-,7+/m1/s1
InChIKey
FAKRSMQSSFJEIM-RQJHMYQMSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 62571-86-2
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:3380
TTD Drug ID
D0I0EG
DrugBank ID
DB01197
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Natural Product(s) Able to Enhance the Efficacy of This Drug
          Apocynin      Picrorhiza kurrooa     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
                    In-vivo Model A 5/6 nephrectomy mouse model of CDK was used in this study.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Apocynin in conjunction with a coadjuvant for modulating blood pressure may be useful for controlling the progression of CRF.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 (ACE1)  Molecule Info  [3]
KEGG Pathway Renin-angiotensin system Click to Show/Hide
2 Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)
3 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Pathwhiz Pathway Angiotensin Metabolism Click to Show/Hide
Reactome Metabolism of Angiotensinogen to Angiotensins Click to Show/Hide
WikiPathways ACE Inhibitor Pathway Click to Show/Hide
2 Metabolism of Angiotensinogen to Angiotensins
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: 5158).
Reference 2 Apocynin combined with drugs as coadjuvant could be employed to prevent and/or treat the chronic kidney disease. Ren Fail. 2018 Nov;40(1):92-98.
Reference 3 Using ACE inhibitors appropriately. Am Fam Physician. 2002 Aug 1;66(3):461-8.
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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