Merotocin

Merotocin
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Identifiers
Synonyms N-(4-Sulfanylbutanoyl)-L-tyrosyl-L-isoleucyl-L-glutaminyl-L-asparaginyl-L-cysteinyl-N-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]glycyl-L-leucylglycinamide cyclic (1-5)-thioether
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C48H68FN11O12S
Molar mass 1042.183423 g/mol
3D model (JSmol)

Merotocin (INN) (developmental code name FE-202767), also known as carba-1-(4-FBzlGly7)dOT, is a peptidic agonist of the oxytocin receptor that was derived from oxytocin.[1][2][3] It is under development by Ferring Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of preterm mothers with lactation failure requiring lactation support, and is in phase II clinical trials for this indication.[3] Merotocin is potent (EC50 < 0.1 nM) and highly selective (>1000-fold over the related vasopressin receptors).

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References

  1. Manning M, Misicka A, Olma A, Bankowski K, Stoev S, Chini B, Durroux T, Mouillac B, Corbani M, Guillon G (2012). "Oxytocin and vasopressin agonists and antagonists as research tools and potential therapeutics". Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 24 (4): 609–28. PMC 3490377Freely accessible. PMID 22375852. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02303.x.
  2. Yang Y, Li H, Ward R, Gao L, Wei JF, Xu TR (2014). "Novel oxytocin receptor agonists and antagonists: a patent review (2002 - 2013)". Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 24 (1): 29–46. PMID 24094047. doi:10.1517/13543776.2014.845168.
  3. 1 2 Wiśniewski K, Alagarsamy S, Galyean R, Tariga H, Thompson D, Ly B, Wiśniewska H, Qi S, Croston G, Laporte R, Rivière PJ, Schteingart CD (2014). "New, potent, and selective peptidic oxytocin receptor agonists" (PDF). J. Med. Chem. 57 (12): 5306–17. PMID 24874785. doi:10.1021/jm500365s.



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