Heads up!
We’ve moved some things around. Take a quick tour to learn what has changed.
Take the tour
No thanks!
Camptothecin
Identification
- Name
- Camptothecin
- Accession Number
- DB04690
- Description
Camptothecin is an alkaloid isolated from the stem wood of the Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata. This compound selectively inhibits the nuclear enzyme DNA topoisomerase, type I. Several semisynthetic analogs of camptothecin have demonstrated antitumor activity.
- Type
- Small Molecule
- Groups
- Experimental
- Structure
Structure for Camptothecin (DB04690)
- Weight
- Average: 348.352
Monoisotopic: 348.11100701 - Chemical Formula
- C20H16N2O4
- Synonyms
- (+)-camptothecin
- (+)-camptothecine
- (S)-(+)-camptothecin
- 20(S)-camptothecine
- 21,22-Secocamptothecin-21-oic acid lactone
- Camptothecine
- D-camptothecin
Pharmacology
- Indication
Investigated for the treatment of cancer.
- Contraindications & Blackbox Warnings
Learn about our commercial Contraindications & Blackbox Warnings data.
Learn More- Pharmacodynamics
Camptothecin demonstrated strong anticancer activity in preliminary clinical trials but also low solubility and adverse drug reaction. Camptothecin is believed to be a potent topoisomerase inhibitor that interferes with the essential function of topoisomerase in DNA replication.
- Mechanism of action
Camptothecin binds to the topoisomerase I and DNA complex resulting in a ternary complex, stabilizing it and preventing DNA re-ligation and therefore causes DNA damage which results in apoptosis.
Target Actions Organism UDNA topoisomerase 1 Not Available Humans - 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
Learn about our commercial Adverse Effects data.
Learn More- Toxicity
Acute oral toxicity (LD50) in mouse: 50.1 mg/kg
- Affected organisms
- Humans and other mammals
- Pathways
- Not Available
- Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
- Not Available
Interactions
- Drug Interactions
- This information should not be interpreted without the help of a healthcare provider. If you believe you are experiencing an interaction, contact a healthcare provider immediately. The absence of an interaction does not necessarily mean no interactions exist.
Drug Interaction Unlock Additional DataAbemaciclib Abemaciclib may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Afatinib Afatinib may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Alectinib Alectinib may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Apalutamide Apalutamide may increase the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a lower serum level and potentially a reduction in efficacy. Avatrombopag Avatrombopag may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Baricitinib Baricitinib may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Beclomethasone dipropionate Beclomethasone dipropionate may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Brigatinib Brigatinib may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Buprenorphine Buprenorphine may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Cabazitaxel Cabazitaxel may decrease the excretion rate of Camptothecin which could result in a higher serum level. Additional Data Available- Extended DescriptionExtended Description
Extended description of the mechanism of action and particular properties of each drug interaction.
Learn more - Severity
- Evidence Level
- ActionAction
An effect category for each drug interaction. Know how this interaction affects the subject drug.
Learn more
- Food Interactions
- Not Available
Products
Categories
- Drug Categories
- Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire
- Description
- This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as camptothecins. These are heterocyclic compounds comprising a planar pentacyclic ring structure, that includes a pyrrolo[3,4-beta]-quinoline moiety (rings A, B and C), conjugated pyridone moiety (ring D) and one chiral center at position 20 within the alpha-hydroxy lactone ring with (S) configuration (the E-ring).
- Kingdom
- Organic compounds
- Super Class
- Alkaloids and derivatives
- Class
- Camptothecins
- Sub Class
- Not Available
- Direct Parent
- Camptothecins
- Alternative Parents
- Quinolines and derivatives / Pyranopyridines / Pyridinones / Benzenoids / Tertiary alcohols / Heteroaromatic compounds / Carboxylic acid esters / Lactams / Lactones / Azacyclic compounds show 7 more
- Substituents
- Alcohol / Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound / Azacycle / Benzenoid / Camptothecin / Carbonyl group / Carboxylic acid derivative / Carboxylic acid ester / Heteroaromatic compound / Hydrocarbon derivative show 16 more
- Molecular Framework
- Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
- External Descriptors
- quinoline alkaloid, pyranoindolizinoquinoline (CHEBI:27656) / Alkaloids, Quinoline alkaloids (C01897)
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- XT3Z54Z28A
- CAS number
- 7689-03-4
- InChI Key
- VSJKWCGYPAHWDS-FQEVSTJZSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C20H16N2O4/c1-2-20(25)14-8-16-17-12(7-11-5-3-4-6-15(11)21-17)9-22(16)18(23)13(14)10-26-19(20)24/h3-8,25H,2,9-10H2,1H3/t20-/m0/s1
- IUPAC Name
- (19S)-19-ethyl-19-hydroxy-17-oxa-3,13-diazapentacyclo[11.8.0.0²,¹¹.0⁴,⁹.0¹⁵,²⁰]henicosa-1(21),2,4,6,8,10,15(20)-heptaene-14,18-dione
- SMILES
- CC[[email protected]@]1(O)C(=O)OCC2=C1C=C1N(CC3=CC4=CC=CC=C4N=C13)C2=O
References
- Synthesis Reference
Tadashi Miyasaka, Seigo Sawada, Kenichiro Nokata, Masahiko Mutai, "Photochemical process for preparing camptothecin derivatives." U.S. Patent US4545880, issued March, 1976.
US4545880- General References
- Wall ME, Wani MC: Camptothecin and taxol: from discovery to clinic. J Ethnopharmacol. 1996 Apr;51(1-3):239-53; discussion 253-4. [PubMed:9213622]
- Kepler JA, Wani MC, McNaull JN, Wall ME, Levine SG: Plant antitumor agents. IV. An approach toward the synthesis of camptothecin. J Org Chem. 1969 Dec;34(12):3853-8. [PubMed:5357525]
- External Links
- KEGG Compound
- C01897
- PubChem Compound
- 24360
- PubChem Substance
- 46507644
- ChemSpider
- 22775
- BindingDB
- 50008923
- ChEBI
- 27656
- ChEMBL
- CHEMBL65
- ZINC
- ZINC000000105309
- PharmGKB
- PA153590860
- PDBe Ligand
- EHD
- Wikipedia
- Camptothecin
- PDB Entries
- 1t8i
- MSDS
- Download (73.9 KB)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
- Not Available
- Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Solid
- Experimental Properties
Property Value Source melting point (°C) 275-277 °C Volkmann logP 1.74 HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995) - Predicted Properties
Property Value Source Water Solubility 0.511 mg/mL ALOGPS logP 1.91 ALOGPS logP 1.22 ChemAxon logS -2.8 ALOGPS pKa (Strongest Acidic) 11.71 ChemAxon pKa (Strongest Basic) 3.07 ChemAxon Physiological Charge 0 ChemAxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count 4 ChemAxon Hydrogen Donor Count 1 ChemAxon Polar Surface Area 79.73 Å2 ChemAxon Rotatable Bond Count 1 ChemAxon Refractivity 94.49 m3·mol-1 ChemAxon Polarizability 36.4 Å3 ChemAxon Number of Rings 5 ChemAxon Bioavailability 1 ChemAxon Rule of Five Yes ChemAxon Ghose Filter Yes ChemAxon Veber's Rule No ChemAxon MDDR-like Rule No ChemAxon - Predicted ADMET Features
Property Value Probability Human Intestinal Absorption + 0.841 Blood Brain Barrier - 0.6345 Caco-2 permeable - 0.5555 P-glycoprotein substrate Substrate 0.6039 P-glycoprotein inhibitor I Non-inhibitor 0.7852 P-glycoprotein inhibitor II Non-inhibitor 0.9762 Renal organic cation transporter Non-inhibitor 0.8376 CYP450 2C9 substrate Non-substrate 0.8311 CYP450 2D6 substrate Non-substrate 0.8454 CYP450 3A4 substrate Substrate 0.546 CYP450 1A2 substrate Inhibitor 0.9106 CYP450 2C9 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.907 CYP450 2D6 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.9232 CYP450 2C19 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.9025 CYP450 3A4 inhibitor Inhibitor 0.7959 CYP450 inhibitory promiscuity Low CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity 0.5591 Ames test Non AMES toxic 0.5393 Carcinogenicity Non-carcinogens 0.8187 Biodegradation Not ready biodegradable 1.0 Rat acute toxicity 3.3261 LD50, mol/kg Not applicable hERG inhibition (predictor I) Weak inhibitor 0.9939 hERG inhibition (predictor II) Non-inhibitor 0.902
Spectra
- Mass Spec (NIST)
- Not Available
- Spectra
Spectrum Spectrum Type Splash Key Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative (Annotated) Predicted LC-MS/MS Not Available MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , negative LC-MS/MS splash10-0udi-0009000000-d761f92f05da35fcdccc MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positive LC-MS/MS splash10-0a4i-0009000000-f0c6f4a14bb1034d2b44 MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positive LC-MS/MS splash10-004i-0009000000-21af02e2bc86f07c0100 MS/MS Spectrum - , positive LC-MS/MS splash10-0002-0149000000-a4935b6e6f5d88de2237
Targets
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Poly(a) rna binding
- Specific Function
- Releases the supercoiling and torsional tension of DNA introduced during the DNA replication and transcription by transiently cleaving and rejoining one strand of the DNA duplex. Introduces a singl...
- Gene Name
- TOP1
- Uniprot ID
- P11387
- Uniprot Name
- DNA topoisomerase 1
- Molecular Weight
- 90725.19 Da
References
- Chen X, Ji ZL, Chen YZ: TTD: Therapeutic Target Database. Nucleic Acids Res. 2002 Jan 1;30(1):412-5. [PubMed:11752352]
- Teicher BA: Next generation topoisomerase I inhibitors: Rationale and biomarker strategies. Biochem Pharmacol. 2008 Mar 15;75(6):1262-71. Epub 2007 Oct 22. [PubMed:18061144]
- van der Merwe M, Bjornsti MA: Mutation of Gly721 alters DNA topoisomerase I active site architecture and sensitivity to camptothecin. J Biol Chem. 2008 Feb 8;283(6):3305-15. Epub 2007 Dec 4. [PubMed:18056711]
- 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. [PubMed:10592235]
Carriers
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Toxic substance binding
- Specific Function
- Serum albumin, the main protein of plasma, has a good binding capacity for water, Ca(2+), Na(+), K(+), fatty acids, hormones, bilirubin and drugs. Its main function is the regulation of the colloid...
- Gene Name
- ALB
- Uniprot ID
- P02768
- Uniprot Name
- Serum albumin
- Molecular Weight
- 69365.94 Da
References
- Schmid B, Chung DE, Warnecke A, Fichtner I, Kratz F: Albumin-binding prodrugs of camptothecin and doxorubicin with an Ala-Leu-Ala-Leu-linker that are cleaved by cathepsin B: synthesis and antitumor efficacy. Bioconjug Chem. 2007 May-Jun;18(3):702-16. Epub 2007 Mar 23. [PubMed:17378599]
- Wang ZM, Ho JX, Ruble JR, Rose J, Ruker F, Ellenburg M, Murphy R, Click J, Soistman E, Wilkerson L, Carter DC: Structural studies of several clinically important oncology drugs in complex with human serum albumin. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Dec;1830(12):5356-74. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.06.032. Epub 2013 Jul 6. [PubMed:23838380]
Transporters
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- Actions
- Substrate
- General Function
- Xenobiotic-transporting atpase activity
- Specific Function
- Energy-dependent efflux pump responsible for decreased drug accumulation in multidrug-resistant cells.
- Gene Name
- ABCB1
- Uniprot ID
- P08183
- Uniprot Name
- Multidrug resistance protein 1
- Molecular Weight
- 141477.255 Da
References
- Li D, Jang SH, Kim J, Wientjes MG, Au JL: Enhanced drug-induced apoptosis associated with P-glycoprotein overexpression is specific to antimicrotubule agents. Pharm Res. 2003 Jan;20(1):45-50. [PubMed:12608535]
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- Actions
- Substrate
- General Function
- Xenobiotic-transporting atpase activity
- Specific Function
- High-capacity urate exporter functioning in both renal and extrarenal urate excretion. Plays a role in porphyrin homeostasis as it is able to mediates the export of protoporhyrin IX (PPIX) both fro...
- Gene Name
- ABCG2
- Uniprot ID
- Q9UNQ0
- Uniprot Name
- ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2
- Molecular Weight
- 72313.47 Da
References
- Ma Y, Wink M: The beta-carboline alkaloid harmine inhibits BCRP and can reverse resistance to the anticancer drugs mitoxantrone and camptothecin in breast cancer cells. Phytother Res. 2010 Jan;24(1):146-9. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2860. [PubMed:19548284]
Drug created on September 11, 2007 11:49 / Updated on June 12, 2020 10:52
Are you a
new drug developer?
Contact us to learn more about our customized products and solutions.
![]({"CS-Molecular-Health-1.jpg":"/assets/ads/CS-Molecular-Health-1-19e76f023997d5ac198da2cb9976457f7b9ba733f0ea8a780fe21191c759e8fa.jpg","Drug-Dev-2.jpg":"/assets/ads/Drug-Dev-2-7c3039d93245f493c23278efbf759e4f933848a676262d579087d5cc516af179.jpg","Drug-Search-3.jpg":"/assets/ads/Drug-Search-3-7346c33d2133f62b46cbfbbe2b666e78f955c6847e242692c6081fec37c4d10d.jpg","PM-3.jpg":"/assets/ads/PM-3-13494ac4c996d71619127a11f685681418d4280832dec162c0b2c9c8bc2eda50.jpg","OD-Webinar-1.jpg":"/assets/ads/OD-Webinar-1-f9357f6d57fef5e411aa1c0439ef46c86d9151214434659d096eeed6407b799b.jpg","DDI-3.jpg":"/assets/ads/DDI-3-12808cf864d540ad43757b10b08fc52ae93e793b0c6e81345555187b2840ad09.jpg","EMR-2.jpg":"/assets/ads/EMR-2-adacf8de3f42cb06d6676d06fce611c29781db6ad30776cd18b72a7d8e69f0c8.jpg","Covid.jpg":"/assets/ads/Covid-eed8f17668b0308db62ce3c656f5e2f562376e9185ae08dda5ce6ed9ab0bbd1f.jpg","CS-Molecular-Health-2.jpg":"/assets/ads/CS-Molecular-Health-2-22f41f94b3f87e44a1dcaa8f6c03dc411ab69558efd4f3148ff9bb6adaa956dc.jpg","PM-5.jpg":"/assets/ads/PM-5-d0dc031e0fa0d0097d912eff07b7e80b27b867264dd5b055e379a57bfa2a8723.jpg","DDI-4.jpg":"/assets/ads/DDI-4-313b9c374b937fd78bb2ade652b9b030abb9e6cb90efd35833f793e384e8185b.jpg","Discover-1.jpg":"/assets/ads/Discover-1-b48ae6a3872eeb442f4c22a9a1d867428c83a917ec78a8c3ff4e02f84c5d4fef.jpg","Discover-2.jpg":"/assets/ads/Discover-2-6e7759998ee0fdc234cd84eea962f2480f0c7dafadabd785924918420decb102.jpg","Repurpose-1.jpg":"/assets/ads/Repurpose-1-265fbec40f0eac18d51d3ec4f558c10cb623d834ea75e0296259e458b72ee6d4.jpg","Repurpose-2.jpg":"/assets/ads/Repurpose-2-d12bd1d18b92d36eab60e71e6fd59acf04ef60a53783570e11eef397a0e0f4f5.jpg","PM-6.jpg":"/assets/ads/PM-6-3ae66e41f7ae1e851a0910be89141cf2533509b46df6379464efc885d5ee2f07.jpg","Drug-Search-4.jpg":"/assets/ads/Drug-Search-4-2a9102bd41f16e8c40c9d8044d1dcb6f206ff80107cc269aa83d02ea683bc829.jpg","DDI-5.jpg":"/assets/ads/DDI-5-fa1c287946f4044094c723161577cb5ac631f9cd1217446e510dc79ace6cb94e.jpg","TH-1.jpg":"/assets/ads/TH-1-55a9077bb39e8c38a68c67b555b8091d21a9d41b1c21c7daed3fe53e6f9f3c97.jpg","TH-2.jpg":"/assets/ads/TH-2-1d488747fa4af00ab970a48dba0b228b054d166aa22c1760a310e2b72dd22589.jpg","ThriveHealth-1.jpg":"/assets/ads/ThriveHealth-1-fe42678c71bf2ec7d508fde77efbe9f0aa868c5fa03bd39a7e1c97cefac0fa9d.jpg","ThriveHealth-2.jpg":"/assets/ads/ThriveHealth-2-32bb14bb00de8a1b2efc2a51ce37f490c01e76dac7b9c09b6b831c50640b6567.jpg","ThriveHealth-3.jpg":"/assets/ads/ThriveHealth-3-e184eae1745f8aa22525b294b761ee89f5a854a434d50e5d6d37c0b77f2cf523.jpg","ThriveHealth-4.jpg":"/assets/ads/ThriveHealth-4-218f710e6d20831711d0920e585b986217c38f38d9849b8dd32bb56f68d2eea9.jpg"})
Stay in the know!
As part of our commitment to providing the most up-to-date drug information, we will be releasing #DrugBankUpdates with our newly added curated drug pages.
#DrugBankUpdates