Chemicals and Drugs

Saquinavir

An HIV protease inhibitor which acts as an analog of an HIV protease cleavage site. It is a highly specific inhibitor of HIV-1 and HIV-2 proteases, and also inhibits CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP3A.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An HIV protease inhibitor which acts as an analog of an HIV protease cleavage site. It is a highly specific inhibitor of HIV-1 and HIV-2 proteases, and also inhibits CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP3A.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C38H50N6O5
Molecular Weight
670.8 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
127779-20-8
IUPAC Name
(2S)-N-[(2S,3R)-4-[(3S,4aS,8aS)-3-(tert-butylcarbamoyl)-3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl]-3-hydroxy-1-phenylbutan-2-yl]-2-(quinoline-2-carbonylamino)butanediamide
InChIKey
QWAXKHKRTORLEM-UGJKXSETSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)(C)NC(=O)[C@@H]1C[C@@H]2CCCC[C@@H]2CN1C[C@H]([C@H](CC3=CC=CC=C3)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)N)NC(=O)C4=NC5=CC=CC=C5C=C4)O
MeSH Unique ID
D019258
Source
PubChem CID 441243

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Saquinivir
  • Invirase
  • Ro 31-8959
  • Saquinavir Mesylate
  • Saquinavir Monomethanesulfonate
  • Monomethanesulfonate, Saquinavir
  • Ro 31 8959
  • Ro 318959

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

97; was SAQUINAVIR (NM) 1990-96

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Previous Indexing

  • HIV Protease/antagonists & inhibitors (1990-1992)
  • Isoquinolines (1993-1996)
  • Quinolines (1993-1996)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D03w.633.100.531.770w
  2. D03w.633.100.810.900w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Saquinavir. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019258. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019258
  2. Saquinavir. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saquinavir
  3. Saquinavir. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422654
  4. Saquinavir. In: PubChem Compound. CID 441243. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441243