Tesaglitazar
Identification
- Generic Name
- Tesaglitazar
- DrugBank Accession Number
- DB06536
- Background
Tesaglitazar is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha/gamma agonist which improves apolipoprotein levels in non-diabetic subjects with insulin resistance. Tesaglitazar is a proposed treatment for type 2 diabetes and has completed several phase III clinical trials, however in May 2006 AstraZeneca announced that they had discontinued further development.
- Type
- Small Molecule
- Groups
- Investigational
- Structure
- Weight
- Average: 408.465
Monoisotopic: 408.124273812 - Chemical Formula
- C20H24O7S
- Synonyms
- Tesaglitazar
- External IDs
- AR-H-039242
- AR-H039242XX
- AZ-242
- BR-44608
Pharmacology
- Indication
Investigated for use/treatment in diabetes mellitus type 2.
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- Pharmacodynamics
Treatment with tesaglitazar lowered fasting plasma glucose, improved glucose tolerance, substantially reduced fasting and postload insulin levels, and markedly lowered fasting TG and improved lipid tolerance.
- Mechanism of action
Target Actions Organism UPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha Not Available Humans UPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 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
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- Toxicity
Not Available
- 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.Not Available
- Food Interactions
- Not Available
Products
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- International/Other Brands
- Galida (AstraZeneca)
Categories
- Drug Categories
- Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire
- Description
- This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenylpropanoic acids. These are compounds with a structure containing a benzene ring conjugated to a propanoic acid.
- Kingdom
- Organic compounds
- Super Class
- Phenylpropanoids and polyketides
- Class
- Phenylpropanoic acids
- Sub Class
- Not Available
- Direct Parent
- Phenylpropanoic acids
- Alternative Parents
- Tyrosols and derivatives / Phenoxy compounds / Phenol ethers / Alkyl aryl ethers / Sulfonic acid esters / Organosulfonic acid esters / Sulfonyls / Methanesulfonates / Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives / Dialkyl ethers show 4 more
- Substituents
- 3-phenylpropanoic-acid / Alkyl aryl ether / Aromatic homomonocyclic compound / Benzenoid / Carbonyl group / Carboxylic acid / Carboxylic acid derivative / Dialkyl ether / Ether / Hydrocarbon derivative show 15 more
- Molecular Framework
- Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds
- External Descriptors
- Not Available
- Affected organisms
- Not Available
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- 6734037O3L
- CAS number
- 251565-85-2
- InChI Key
- CXGTZJYQWSUFET-IBGZPJMESA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C20H24O7S/c1-3-25-19(20(21)22)14-16-6-8-17(9-7-16)26-13-12-15-4-10-18(11-5-15)27-28(2,23)24/h4-11,19H,3,12-14H2,1-2H3,(H,21,22)/t19-/m0/s1
- IUPAC Name
- (2S)-2-ethoxy-3-(4-{2-[4-(methanesulfonyloxy)phenyl]ethoxy}phenyl)propanoic acid
- SMILES
- CCO[C@@H](CC1=CC=C(OCCC2=CC=C(OS(C)(=O)=O)C=C2)C=C1)C(O)=O
References
- General References
- Oakes ND, Thalen P, Hultstrand T, Jacinto S, Camejo G, Wallin B, Ljung B: Tesaglitazar, a dual PPAR{alpha}/{gamma} agonist, ameliorates glucose and lipid intolerance in obese Zucker rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2005 Oct;289(4):R938-46. [Article]
- Schuster H, Fagerberg B, Edwards S, Halmos T, Lopatynski J, Stender S, Birketvedt GS, Tonstad S, Gause-Nilsson I, Halldorsdottir S, Ohman KP: Tesaglitazar, a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha/gamma agonist, improves apolipoprotein levels in non-diabetic subjects with insulin resistance. Atherosclerosis. 2008 Mar;197(1):355-62. Epub 2007 Jul 13. [Article]
- External Links
- PubChem Compound
- 208901
- ChemSpider
- 180999
- BindingDB
- 28798
- ChEMBL
- CHEMBL282686
- ZINC
- ZINC000001550769
- PDBe Ligand
- AZ2
- Wikipedia
- Tesaglitazar
- PDB Entries
- 1i7g / 1i7i
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
Phase Status Purpose Conditions Count 3 Terminated Treatment Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 13 2 Completed Treatment Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 1 2 Terminated Not Available Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 1 2 Terminated Treatment Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
- Not Available
- Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Solid
- Experimental Properties
- Not Available
- Predicted Properties
Property Value Source Water Solubility 0.00351 mg/mL ALOGPS logP 3.18 ALOGPS logP 3.14 Chemaxon logS -5.1 ALOGPS pKa (Strongest Acidic) 3.73 Chemaxon pKa (Strongest Basic) -4.1 Chemaxon Physiological Charge -1 Chemaxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count 6 Chemaxon Hydrogen Donor Count 1 Chemaxon Polar Surface Area 99.13 Å2 Chemaxon Rotatable Bond Count 11 Chemaxon Refractivity 103.52 m3·mol-1 Chemaxon Polarizability 42.56 Å3 Chemaxon Number of Rings 2 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 + 0.9156 Blood Brain Barrier + 0.8918 Caco-2 permeable - 0.6095 P-glycoprotein substrate Non-substrate 0.5288 P-glycoprotein inhibitor I Inhibitor 0.5859 P-glycoprotein inhibitor II Non-inhibitor 0.9059 Renal organic cation transporter Non-inhibitor 0.7945 CYP450 2C9 substrate Non-substrate 0.813 CYP450 2D6 substrate Non-substrate 0.8296 CYP450 3A4 substrate Substrate 0.598 CYP450 1A2 substrate Non-inhibitor 0.7271 CYP450 2C9 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.7522 CYP450 2D6 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.8978 CYP450 2C19 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.6884 CYP450 3A4 inhibitor Non-inhibitor 0.9581 CYP450 inhibitory promiscuity Low CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity 0.8034 Ames test AMES toxic 0.5309 Carcinogenicity Carcinogens 0.5139 Biodegradation Not ready biodegradable 0.6566 Rat acute toxicity 2.1971 LD50, mol/kg Not applicable hERG inhibition (predictor I) Weak inhibitor 0.7874 hERG inhibition (predictor II) Inhibitor 0.5843
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
Targets

- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- 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
- Tenenbaum A, Motro M, Fisman EZ: Dual and pan-peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) co-agonism: the bezafibrate lessons. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2005 Sep 16;4:14. [Article]
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- 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
- Tenenbaum A, Motro M, Fisman EZ: Dual and pan-peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) co-agonism: the bezafibrate lessons. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2005 Sep 16;4:14. [Article]
Drug created at March 19, 2008 16:36 / Updated at February 21, 2021 18:52