Eliglustat

Eliglustat
Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-[(1R,2R)-1-(2,3-Dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-6-yl)-1-hydroxy-3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-2-propanyl]octanamide
Clinical data
Trade names Cerdelga
Identifiers
491833-29-5
A16AX10
PubChem CID 23652731
ChemSpider 28475348
ChEBI CHEBI:82752 Yes
Chemical data
Formula C23H36N2O4
404.543 g/mol

Eliglustat (INN, USAN;[1] trade name Cerdelga) is a treatment for Gaucher's disease developed by Genzyme Corp that was approved by the FDA August 2014.[2] Commonly used as the tartrate salt, the compound is believed to work by inhibition of glucosylceramide synthase.[3][4]

References

  1. https://download.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/usan/x-pub/eligustat.pdf
  2. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm410585.htm
  3. Lee, L.; Abe, A.; Shayman, J. A. (21 May 1999). "Improved Inhibitors of Glucosylceramide Synthase". Journal of Biological Chemistry 274 (21): 14662–14669. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.21.14662.
  4. Shayman, JA (Aug 1, 2010). "ELIGLUSTAT TARTRATE: Glucosylceramide Synthase Inhibitor Treatment of Type 1 Gaucher Disease.". Drugs of the future 35 (8): 613–620. PMID 22563139.