Drug General Information

Drug Name
Methotrexate
Synonyms
methotrexate; 1959/5/2; Rheumatrex; Amethopterin; Metatrexan; Hdmtx; Abitrexate; Mexate; Methylaminopterinum; Methotrexatum; Antifolan; Metotrexato; Methylaminopterin; MTX; (S)-2-(4-(((2,4-Diaminopteridin-6-yl)methyl)(methyl)amino)benzamido)pentanedioic acid; Methotrexat; Amethopterine; Maxtrex; Rasuvo; L-Amethopterin; A-Methopterin; A-Methpterin; Amethopterin L-; Folex-Pfs; Methotrexat-Ebewe; N-Bismethylpteroylglutamic acid; Methotrexate, L-; Metotressato [DCIT]; Methotextrate; Mexate-Aq; [3H]methotrexate
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Indications
leukaemia [ICD-11: 2A60-2B33]
Approved
Prostate cancer [ICD-11: 2C82.0]
Investigative
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy [ICD-11: 9B78.2]
Phase 3
Rheumatoid arthritis [ICD-11: FA20]
Phase 1
Solid tumour/cancer [ICD-11: 2A00-2F9Z]
Phase 3
Company
NA
Summary
Methotrexate is an antineoplastic agent used the treatment of a wide variety of cancers as well as severe psoriasis, severe rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Target
Proton-coupled folate transporter (SLC46A1)
Mechanism of Action: Modulator
T19229
Solute carrier family 19 member 1 (SLC19A1)
Mechanism of Action: Modulator
T35465

Drug Chemical Infomation and External Links

Formula
C20H22N8O5
Canonical SMILES
CN(CC1=CN=C2C(=N1)C(=NC(=N2)N)N)C3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)NC(CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChI
1S/C20H22N8O5/c1-28(9-11-8-23-17-15(24-11)16(21)26-20(22)27-17)12-4-2-10(3-5-12)18(31)25-13(19(32)33)6-7-14(29)30/h2-5,8,13H,6-7,9H2,1H3,(H,25,31)(H,29,30)(H,32,33)(H4,21,22,23,26,27)/t13-/m0/s1
InChIKey
FBOZXECLQNJBKD-ZDUSSCGKSA-N
CAS Number CAS 59-05-2
TTD ID D0SV8E
DrugBank ID DB00563
PubChem Compound ID 126941
PubChem Substance ID
NA
ChEBI ID CHEBI:44185
ADReCS Drug ID BADD_D01418

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