Molecule Details
InChIKeyVSJKWCGYPAHWDS-FQEVSTJZSA-N
Compound NameCamptothecin
Canonical SMILESCC[C@@]1(O)C(=O)OCc2c1cc1n(c2=O)Cc2cc3ccccc3nc2-1
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)19
Pfam Stratification Cross-Family
Avg pChEMBL7.52
SourceChEMBL;BindingDB
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB04690
Drug NameCamptothecin
CAS Number7689-03-4
Groups investigational
ATC Codes nan
DescriptionCamptothecin is an alkaloid isolated from the stem wood of the Chinese tree, <i>Camptotheca acuminata</i>. This compound selectively inhibits the nuclear enzyme DNA topoisomerase, type I. Several semisynthetic analogs of camptothecin have demonstrated antitumor activity.

Categories: Alkaloids Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic BCRP/ABCG2 Substrates Enzyme Inhibitors P-glycoprotein substrates Topoisomerase I Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Cross-references: BindingDB: 50008923 ChEBI: 27656 CHEMBL65 ChemSpider: 22775 C01897 PDB: EHD PharmGKB: PA153590860 PubChem:24360 PubChem:46507644 Wikipedia: Camptothecin ZINC: ZINC000000105309
Target Activities (19)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P30872 SSTR1 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 8.7 IC50 ChEMBL
P30874 SSTR2 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 8.7 IC50 ChEMBL
P31391 SSTR4 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 8.7 IC50 ChEMBL
P32745 SSTR3 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 8.7 IC50 ChEMBL
P35346 SSTR5 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 8.7 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
O15379 HDAC3 Homo sapiens Human PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
P56524 HDAC4 Homo sapiens Human PF12203 PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
Q13547 HDAC1 Homo sapiens Human PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
Q8WUI4 HDAC7 Homo sapiens Human PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
Q92769 HDAC2 Homo sapiens Human PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
Q969S8 HDAC10 Homo sapiens Human PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
Q96DB2 HDAC11 Homo sapiens Human PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
Q9BY41 HDAC8 Homo sapiens Human PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
Q9UBN7 HDAC6 Homo sapiens Human PF00850 PF02148 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
Q9UKV0 HDAC9 Homo sapiens Human PF12203 PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
Q9UQL6 HDAC5 Homo sapiens Human PF12203 PF00850 7.3 IC50 ChEMBL
P09651 HNRNPA1 Homo sapiens Human PF11627 PF00076 7.1 Kd ChEMBL;BindingDB
P11387 TOP1 Homo sapiens Human PF14370 PF01028 PF02919 6.2 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P41595 HTR2B Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.1 IC50 ChEMBL
DrugBank Target Actions (4)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P02768 ALB Albumin binder carriers
P11387 TOP1 DNA topoisomerase 1 inhibitor targets
P08183 ABCB1 ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 substrate transporters
Q9UNQ0 ABCG2 Broad substrate specificity ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCG2 substrate transporters