Molecule Details
InChIKeyTVZGACDUOSZQKY-LBPRGKRZSA-N
Compound NameAminopterin
Canonical SMILESNc1nc(N)c2nc(CNc3ccc(C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O)cc3)cnc2n1
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)2
Pfam Stratification Homologous
Avg pChEMBL8.11
SourceChEMBL;BindingDB
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB08878
Drug NameAminopterin
CAS Number54-62-6
Groups approved withdrawn
ATC Codes nan
DescriptionAminopterin is an amino derivative of folic acid, which was once used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of pediatric leukemia. In the 1950's its production was discontinued in favor of methotrexate, which is less potent but less toxic. Off label, aminopterin has also been used in the treat...

Categories: Enzyme Inhibitors Folic Acid Antagonists Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring Pteridines Pterins
Cross-references: BindingDB: 50367055 ChEBI: 22526 CHEMBL376180 ChemSpider: 148126 D02527 PDB: 04J PubChem:169371 PubChem:175427130 RxCUI: 1440264 Wikipedia: Aminopterin ZINC: ZINC000002036915
Target Activities (2)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P00374 DHFR Homo sapiens Human PF00186 7.9 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P00381 folA Lacticaseibacillus casei Pathogen PF00186 8.3 IC50 ChEMBL
DrugBank Target Actions (3)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P00374 DHFR Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor enzymes
Q9HBH1 PDF Peptide deformylase, mitochondrial inhibitor targets
Q96NT5 SLC46A1 Proton-coupled folate transporter binder transporters