Alkenes

DBCAT000364Pharmacologic class

Unsaturated hydrocarbons of the type Cn-H2n, indicated by the suffix -ene. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p408). A DrugBank category of 79 drugs. 27 of them are approved.

Also known as: Olefins · Pentenes
Drugs: 13-cis-12-(3'-Carboxyphenyl)retinoic acid
3-Fluoro-4-{[(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthalenyl)acetyl]amino}benzoic acid
4-Oxoretinol
4-Vinylguaiacol
Abscisic Acid
Acitretin
Adapalene
Adenosine
Alitretinoin
alpha-Carotene
Amcipatricin
Ammonium trichlorotellurate
Anethole
Anhydrovitamin A
Arotinoid acid
Arsanilic acid
Astaxanthin
Aurodox
Avoralstat
Beta carotene
Bexarotene
Capsaicin
CMB-401
Colesevelam
Collagen-polyvinylpyrrolidone
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What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

79DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

110Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

6,431Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

33Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

Which targets do Alkenes share, and which companies have late-stage candidates in this class?

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