Flufenamic acid
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Identification
- Summary
Flufenamic acid is an analgesic drug used to relieve pain associated with rheumatoid diseases.
- Generic Name
- Flufenamic acid
- DrugBank Accession Number
- DB02266
- Background
An anthranilic acid derivative with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties. It is used in musculoskeletal and joint disorders and administered by mouth and topically. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p16)
- Type
- Small Molecule
- Groups
- Approved
- Structure
- Weight
- Average: 281.2299
Monoisotopic: 281.066363184 - Chemical Formula
- C14H10F3NO2
- Synonyms
- acide flufénamique
- ácido flufenámico
- Acidum flufenamicum
- Flufenamic acid
- External IDs
- CI 440
- CN-27,554
- INF-1837
Pharmacology
- Indication
Not Available
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- Pharmacodynamics
Not Available
- Mechanism of action
Target Actions Organism UProstaglandin G/H synthase 2 Not Available Humans UProstaglandin G/H synthase 1 Not Available Humans UAldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 Not Available Humans UAndrogen receptor Not Available Humans UPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha activatorHumans UPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonistHumans - Absorption
Not Available
- Volume of distribution
Not Available
- Protein binding
Not Available
- Metabolism
- Not Available
- Route of elimination
Not Available
- Half-life
Not Available
- Clearance
Not Available
- Adverse Effects
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- Toxicity
Not Available
- Pathways
- Not Available
- Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
- Not Available
Interactions
- Drug Interactions
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Categories
- ATC Codes
- M01AG03 — Flufenamic acid
- Drug Categories
- Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire
- Description
- This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as aminobenzoic acids. These are benzoic acids containing an amine group attached to the benzene moiety.
- Kingdom
- Organic compounds
- Super Class
- Benzenoids
- Class
- Benzene and substituted derivatives
- Sub Class
- Benzoic acids and derivatives
- Direct Parent
- Aminobenzoic acids
- Alternative Parents
- Trifluoromethylbenzenes / Benzoic acids / Benzoyl derivatives / Aniline and substituted anilines / Vinylogous amides / Amino acids / Secondary amines / Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids / Organopnictogen compounds show 5 more
- Substituents
- Alkyl fluoride / Alkyl halide / Amine / Amino acid / Amino acid or derivatives / Aminobenzoic acid / Aniline or substituted anilines / Aromatic homomonocyclic compound / Benzoic acid / Benzoyl show 15 more
- Molecular Framework
- Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds
- External Descriptors
- organofluorine compound, aromatic amino acid (CHEBI:42638)
- Affected organisms
- Not Available
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- 60GCX7Y6BH
- CAS number
- 530-78-9
- InChI Key
- LPEPZBJOKDYZAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C14H10F3NO2/c15-14(16,17)9-4-3-5-10(8-9)18-12-7-2-1-6-11(12)13(19)20/h1-8,18H,(H,19,20)
- IUPAC Name
- 2-{[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]amino}benzoic acid
- SMILES
- OC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1NC1=CC(=CC=C1)C(F)(F)F
References
- Synthesis Reference
Gunter Metz, "Method of producing 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-ethanol ester of flufenamic acid." U.S. Patent US4980498, issued October, 1984.
US4980498- General References
- Not Available
- External Links
- KEGG Drug
- D01581
- KEGG Compound
- C13038
- PubChem Compound
- 3371
- PubChem Substance
- 46507173
- ChemSpider
- 3254
- BindingDB
- 17636
- 4453
- ChEBI
- 42638
- ChEMBL
- CHEMBL23588
- ZINC
- ZINC000000086535
- PharmGKB
- PA166049190
- Guide to Pharmacology
- GtP Drug Page
- PDBe Ligand
- FLF
- Wikipedia
- Flufenamic_acid
- PDB Entries
- 1bm7 / 1s2c / 2pix / 3ozl / 4i5x / 5dq8 / 5ikv
Clinical Trials
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
Form Route Strength Cream Topical 3 g/100g Cream Topical Capsule 100 mg - Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Solid
- Experimental Properties
Property Value Source melting point (°C) 133.5 °C PhysProp water solubility 9.09 mg/L (at 25 °C) YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992) logP 5.25 HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995) - Predicted Properties
Property Value Source Water Solubility 0.008 mg/mL ALOGPS logP 4.6 ALOGPS logP 5.25 Chemaxon logS -4.6 ALOGPS pKa (Strongest Acidic) 3.88 Chemaxon pKa (Strongest Basic) -2.1 Chemaxon Physiological Charge -1 Chemaxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count 3 Chemaxon Hydrogen Donor Count 2 Chemaxon Polar Surface Area 49.33 Å2 Chemaxon Rotatable Bond Count 4 Chemaxon Refractivity 67.77 m3·mol-1 Chemaxon Polarizability 24.67 Å3 Chemaxon Number of Rings 2 Chemaxon Bioavailability 1 Chemaxon Rule of Five No Chemaxon Ghose Filter Yes Chemaxon Veber's Rule No Chemaxon MDDR-like Rule No Chemaxon - Predicted ADMET Features
Property Value Probability Human Intestinal Absorption + 0.967 Blood Brain Barrier + 0.9058 Caco-2 permeable + 0.7199 P-glycoprotein substrate Non-substrate 0.8528 P-glycoprotein inhibitor I Non-inhibitor 0.8164 P-glycoprotein inhibitor II Non-inhibitor 0.8312 Renal organic cation transporter Non-inhibitor 0.9229 CYP450 2C9 substrate Non-substrate 0.7437 CYP450 2D6 substrate Non-substrate 0.9116 CYP450 3A4 substrate Non-substrate 0.7369 CYP450 1A2 substrate Inhibitor 0.9132 CYP450 2C9 inhibitor Inhibitor 0.8948 CYP450 2D6 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.925 CYP450 2C19 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.9025 CYP450 3A4 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.8309 CYP450 inhibitory promiscuity Low CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity 0.7598 Ames test Non AMES toxic 0.9372 Carcinogenicity Non-carcinogens 0.5892 Biodegradation Not ready biodegradable 0.9869 Rat acute toxicity 3.0218 LD50, mol/kg Not applicable hERG inhibition (predictor I) Weak inhibitor 0.986 hERG inhibition (predictor II) Non-inhibitor 0.7953
Spectra
- Mass Spec (NIST)
- Not Available
- Spectra
Targets

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1. DetailsProstaglandin G/H synthase 2
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase activity
- Specific Function
- Converts arachidonate to prostaglandin H2 (PGH2), a committed step in prostanoid synthesis. Constitutively expressed in some tissues in physiological conditions, such as the endothelium, kidney and...
- Gene Name
- PTGS2
- Uniprot ID
- P35354
- Uniprot Name
- Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2
- Molecular Weight
- 68995.625 Da
References
- Ouellet M, Percival MD: Effect of inhibitor time-dependency on selectivity towards cyclooxygenase isoforms. Biochem J. 1995 Feb 15;306 ( Pt 1):247-51. [Article]
2. DetailsProstaglandin G/H synthase 1
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase activity
- Specific Function
- Converts arachidonate to prostaglandin H2 (PGH2), a committed step in prostanoid synthesis. Involved in the constitutive production of prostanoids in particular in the stomach and platelets. In gas...
- Gene Name
- PTGS1
- Uniprot ID
- P23219
- Uniprot Name
- Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1
- Molecular Weight
- 68685.82 Da
References
- Ouellet M, Percival MD: Effect of inhibitor time-dependency on selectivity towards cyclooxygenase isoforms. Biochem J. 1995 Feb 15;306 ( Pt 1):247-51. [Article]
3. DetailsAldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase activity
- Specific Function
- Catalyzes the conversion of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols. Catalyzes the reduction of prostaglandin (PG) D2, PGH2 and phenanthrenequinone (PQ) and the oxidation of 9-alpha,11-beta-PGF2 to PGD2....
- Gene Name
- AKR1C3
- Uniprot ID
- P42330
- Uniprot Name
- Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3
- Molecular Weight
- 36852.89 Da
References
- Imming P, Sinning C, Meyer A: Drugs, their targets and the nature and number of drug targets. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Oct;5(10):821-34. [Article]
- Lovering AL, Ride JP, Bunce CM, Desmond JC, Cummings SM, White SA: Crystal structures of prostaglandin D(2) 11-ketoreductase (AKR1C3) in complex with the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs flufenamic acid and indomethacin. Cancer Res. 2004 Mar 1;64(5):1802-10. [Article]
- Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [Article]
- Berman HM, Westbrook J, Feng Z, Gilliland G, Bhat TN, Weissig H, Shindyalov IN, Bourne PE: The Protein Data Bank. Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Jan 1;28(1):235-42. [Article]
4. DetailsAndrogen receptor
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Zinc ion binding
- Specific Function
- Steroid hormone receptors are ligand-activated transcription factors that regulate eukaryotic gene expression and affect cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. Transcription ...
- Gene Name
- AR
- Uniprot ID
- P10275
- Uniprot Name
- Androgen receptor
- Molecular Weight
- 98987.9 Da
References
- Berman HM, Westbrook J, Feng Z, Gilliland G, Bhat TN, Weissig H, Shindyalov IN, Bourne PE: The Protein Data Bank. Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Jan 1;28(1):235-42. [Article]
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- Actions
- Activator
- General Function
- Zinc ion binding
- Specific Function
- Ligand-activated transcription factor. Key regulator of lipid metabolism. Activated by the endogenous ligand 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine (16:0/18:1-GPC). Activated by oleyleth...
- Gene Name
- PPARA
- Uniprot ID
- Q07869
- Uniprot Name
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
- Molecular Weight
- 52224.595 Da
References
- Lehmann JM, Lenhard JM, Oliver BB, Ringold GM, Kliewer SA: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha and gamma are activated by indomethacin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. J Biol Chem. 1997 Feb 7;272(6):3406-10. [Article]
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- Actions
- Agonist
- General Function
- Zinc ion binding
- Specific Function
- Nuclear receptor that binds peroxisome proliferators such as hypolipidemic drugs and fatty acids. Once activated by a ligand, the nuclear receptor binds to DNA specific PPAR response elements (PPRE...
- Gene Name
- PPARG
- Uniprot ID
- P37231
- Uniprot Name
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
- Molecular Weight
- 57619.58 Da
References
- Lehmann JM, Lenhard JM, Oliver BB, Ringold GM, Kliewer SA: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha and gamma are activated by indomethacin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. J Biol Chem. 1997 Feb 7;272(6):3406-10. [Article]
Carriers
1. DetailsTransthyretin
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Identical protein binding
- Specific Function
- Thyroid hormone-binding protein. Probably transports thyroxine from the bloodstream to the brain.
- Gene Name
- TTR
- Uniprot ID
- P02766
- Uniprot Name
- Transthyretin
- Molecular Weight
- 15886.88 Da
References
- Almeida MR, Macedo B, Cardoso I, Alves I, Valencia G, Arsequell G, Planas A, Saraiva MJ: Selective binding to transthyretin and tetramer stabilization in serum from patients with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy by an iodinated diflunisal derivative. Biochem J. 2004 Jul 15;381(Pt 2):351-6. [Article]
- Imming P, Sinning C, Meyer A: Drugs, their targets and the nature and number of drug targets. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Oct;5(10):821-34. [Article]
- Miller SR, Sekijima Y, Kelly JW: Native state stabilization by NSAIDs inhibits transthyretin amyloidogenesis from the most common familial disease variants. Lab Invest. 2004 May;84(5):545-52. [Article]
- Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [Article]
- Berman HM, Westbrook J, Feng Z, Gilliland G, Bhat TN, Weissig H, Shindyalov IN, Bourne PE: The Protein Data Bank. Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Jan 1;28(1):235-42. [Article]
Transporters
1. DetailsSolute carrier family 22 member 6
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- Actions
- Inhibitor
- General Function
- Sodium-independent organic anion transmembrane transporter activity
- Specific Function
- Involved in the renal elimination of endogenous and exogenous organic anions. Functions as organic anion exchanger when the uptake of one molecule of organic anion is coupled with an efflux of one ...
- Gene Name
- SLC22A6
- Uniprot ID
- Q4U2R8
- Uniprot Name
- Solute carrier family 22 member 6
- Molecular Weight
- 61815.78 Da
References
- Uwai Y, Saito H, Inui K: Interaction between methotrexate and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in organic anion transporter. Eur J Pharmacol. 2000 Dec 1;409(1):31-6. [Article]
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