5810. Melagatran

Nomenclature

CAS number: 159776-70-2
N-[(1R)-2-[(2S)-2-[[[[4-(Aminoiminomethyl)phenyl]methyl]amino]carbonyl]-1-azetidinyl]-1-cyclohexyl-2-oxoethyl]glycine; N-[(R)-[[(2S)-2-[[p-amidinobenzyl]carbamoyl]-1-azetidinyl]carbonyl]cyclohexylmethyl]glycine; H-319/68.
C22H31N5O4; mol wt 429.51.
C 61.52%, H 7.27%, N 16.31%, O 14.90%.

Description and references

Synthetic thrombin inhibitor. Prepn: K. T. Antonsson et al., WO 9429336; eidem, US 5939392 (1994, 1999 both to Astra AB). Pharmacology: D. Gustafsson et al., Thromb. Haemostasis 79, 110 (1998). Clinical evaluation in patients with deep vein thrombosis: H. Eriksson et al., ibid. 81, 358 (1999).

Chemical structure

Therapeutic Category

Antithrombotic.

Keywords

Antithrombotic