Porphyrins

DBCAT001084Pharmacologic class

A group of compounds containing the porphin structure, four pyrrole rings connected by methine bridges in a cyclic configuration to which a variety of side chains are attached. The nature of the side chain is... A DrugBank category of 27 drugs. 4 of them are approved.

Drugs: AEOL-10150
Coproporphyrin I
Coproporphyrinogen III
Diacetyldeuteroheme
Dihematoporphyrin ether
Ferroheme
Ferroheme C
Hematin
Heme arginate
Heme D
Hemin
Hemoporfin
Hydrogenobyrinic acid
Mesoheme
Motexafin gadolinium
Motexafin lutetium
N-Methylmesoporphyrin
Porfimer sodium
Protoporphyrin
Siroheme
Stannsoporfin
Temoporfin
Tin protoporphyrin IX
Verdoheme
Verteporfin
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What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

27DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

57Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

36Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

3Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

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

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