Molecule Details
InChIKeyANJTVLIZGCUXLD-DTWKUNHWSA-N
Compound NameCytisine
Canonical SMILESO=c1cccc2n1C[C@@H]1CNC[C@H]2C1
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)9
Pfam Stratification Homologous
Avg pChEMBL7.06
SourceChEMBL;BindingDB
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB09028
Drug NameCytisine
CAS Number485-35-8
Groups investigational
ATC Codes N07BA04
DescriptionCytisine is an alkaloid naturally derived from the Fabaceae family of plants including the genera Laburnum and Cytisus. Recent studies have shown it to be a more effective and significantly more affordable smoking cessation treatment than nicotine replacement therapy. Also known as baptitoxine or so...

Categories: Alkaloids Drugs Used in Addictive Disorders Drugs Used in Nicotine Dependence Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring Nervous System Nicotine, antagonists & inhibitors Quinolizidines Quinolizines
Cross-references: BindingDB: 50143282 ChEBI: 4055 CHEMBL497939 ChemSpider: 9818 C10763 D07770 PDB: C5E PubChem:10235 PubChem:310264982 RxCUI: 1723152 Wikipedia: Cytisine ZINC: ZINC000001599730
Target Activities (9)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P43681 CHRNA4 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 9.6 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
P17787 CHRNB2 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 8.9 Ki ChEMBL
P02708 CHRNA1 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 6.6 Ki ChEMBL
P07510 CHRNG Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 6.6 Ki ChEMBL
P11230 CHRNB1 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 6.6 Ki ChEMBL
Q07001 CHRND Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 6.6 Ki ChEMBL
P30926 CHRNB4 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 6.3 Ki ChEMBL
P32297 CHRNA3 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 6.3 Ki ChEMBL
P36544 CHRNA7 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 6.2 Ki ChEMBL
DrugBank Target Actions (7)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P32297 CHRNA3 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-3 agonist targets
P36544 CHRNA7 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 agonist targets
P43681 CHRNA4 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 agonist targets
Q15825 CHRNA6 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6 agonist targets
P30926 CHRNB4 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-4 inhibitor targets
Q15822 CHRNA2 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2 inhibitor targets
P17787 CHRNB2 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2 partial agonist targets