Repositioning Candidate Details
| Candidate ID: | R1568 |
| Source ID: | DB15661 |
| Source Type: | investigational |
| Compound Type: | small molecule |
| Compound Name: | Molnupiravir |
| Synonyms: | Molnupiravir |
| Molecular Formula: | C13H19N3O7 |
| SMILES: | CC(C)C(=O)OC[C@H]1O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]1O)N1C=C\C(NC1=O)=N\O |
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| DrugBank Description: | Molnupiravir (EIDD-2801, MK-4482) is the isopropylester prodrug of . With improved oral bioavailability in non human primates, it is hydrolyzed _in vivo_, and distributes into tissues where it becomes the active 5’-triphosphate form. The active drug incorporates into the genome of RNA viruses, leading to an accumulation of mutations known as viral error catastrophe. Recent studies have shown molnupiravir inhibits replication of human and bat coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, in mice and human airway epithelial cells. A resistant mutant mouse hepatitis virus has also been shown to have increased sensitivity to N4-hydroxycytidine. Molnupiravir was granted approval by the UK's Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on 4 November 2021. |
| CAS Number: | 2349386-89-4 |
| Molecular Weight: | 329.309 |
| DrugBank Indication: | and its prodrug molnupiravir are being studied for its activity against a number of viral infections including influenza, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2. Molnupiravir is approved in the UK for reducing the risk of hospitalization and death in mild to moderate COVID-19 cases for patients at increased risk of severe disease (eg. with obesity, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, or are over 60 years old). |
| DrugBank Pharmacology: | -- |
| DrugBank MoA: | Molnupiravir is hydrolyzed _in vivo_ to N4-hydroxycytidine, which is phosphorylated in tissue to the active 5’-triphosphate form, and incorporated into the genome of new virions, resulting in the accumulation of inactivating mutations, known as viral error catastrophe. A resistant mutant mouse hepatitis virus has also been shown to have increased sensitivity to N4-hydroxycytidine. |
| Targets: | -- |
| Inclusion Criteria: | Indication associated |
| Strategy ID | Strategy | Synonyms | Related Targets | Related Drugs |
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| Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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| I01 | 552 | Pneumonia | A lung disease that involves lung parenchyma or alveolar inflammation and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid (consolidation and exudation). It results from a variety of causes including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, and chemical or physical injury to the lungs. It is accompanied by fever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia | disease of anatomical entity/respiratory system disease/ lower respiratory tract disease/lung disease | Details |
| I05 | 9352 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | A diabetes that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2 | disease of metabolism/inherited metabolic disorder/ carbohydrate metabolic disorder/glucose metabolism disease/diabetes/ diabetes mellitus | Details |
| I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |