Molecule Details
InChIKeyWHTVZRBIWZFKQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound NameChloroquine
Canonical SMILESCCN(CC)CCCC(C)Nc1ccnc2cc(Cl)ccc12
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)5
Pfam Stratification Cross-Family
Avg pChEMBL6.71
SourceChEMBL
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB00608
Drug NameChloroquine
CAS Number54-05-7
Groups approved investigational vet_approved
ATC Codes P01BB52 P01BA01
DescriptionChloroquine is an aminoquinolone derivative first developed in the 1940s for the treatment of malaria.[A191655] It was the drug of choice to treat malaria until the development of newer antimalarials such as [pyrimethamine], [artemisinin], and [mefloquine].[A191787] Chloroquine and its derivative [h...

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Cross-references: BindingDB: 22985 ChEBI: 3638 CHEMBL76 ChemSpider: 2618 Drugs Product Database (DPD): 6547 C07625 D02366 PDB: CLQ PharmGKB: PA448948 PubChem:2719 PubChem:46506925 RxCUI: 2393 Therapeutic Targets Database: DAP001357 Wikipedia: Chloroquine
Target Activities (5)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
Q99720 SIGMAR1 Homo sapiens Human PF04622 7.1 Ki ChEMBL
P42345 MTOR Homo sapiens Human PF02259 PF02260 PF08771 PF23593 PF11865 PF00454 6.6 IC50 ChEMBL
Q5BJF2 TMEM97 Homo sapiens Human PF05241 6.3 Ki ChEMBL
P0DTC2 S Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Pathogen PF16451 PF09408 PF19209 PF01601 6.8 IC50 ChEMBL
P05227 Plasmodium falciparum Pathogen PF05403 6.8 IC50 ChEMBL
DrugBank Target Actions (18)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P02763 P02763 alpha1-acid glycoprotein binder carriers
P02768 ALB Albumin binder carriers
P10635 CYP2D6 Cytochrome P450 2D6 inhibitor enzymes
P04798 CYP1A1 Cytochrome P450 1A1 substrate enzymes
P08684 CYP3A4 Cytochrome P450 3A4 substrate enzymes
P10632 CYP2C8 Cytochrome P450 2C8 substrate enzymes
P10635 CYP2D6 Cytochrome P450 2D6 substrate enzymes
P20815 CYP3A5 Cytochrome P450 3A5 substrate enzymes
P01375 TNF Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor targets
P09210 GSTA2 Glutathione S-transferase A2 inhibitor targets
P09429 HMGB1 High mobility group protein B1 inhibitor targets
P09488 P09488 Glutathione S-transferase Mu 1 inhibitor targets
Q8ILQ7 Q8ILQ7 Glutathione S-transferase inhibitor targets
Q9NR96 TLR9 Toll-like receptor 9 inhibitor targets
Q16570 Q16570 Atypical chemokine receptor 1 modulator targets
Q9BYF1 ACE2 Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 modulator targets
P08183 ABCB1 ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 inhibitor transporters
P08183 ABCB1 ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 substrate transporters