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EntityQ902379· pop 17· linked from 31 articles

Also known as HOE-140, HOE 140

Icatibant, sold under the brand name Firazyr, is a medication for the symptomatic treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adults with C1-esterase-inhibitor deficiency. It is not effective in angioedema caused by medication from the ACE inhibitor class.

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Wikidata facts

Has part
carbon
Mass
1303.661
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₅₉H₈₉N₁₉O₁₃S
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
icatibant
isomeric SMILES
C1CC[C@H]2[C@@H](C1)C[C@H](N2C(=O)[C@H]3CC4=CC=CC=C4CN3C(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CC5=CC=CS5)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@@H]6C[C@H](CN6C(=O)[C@@H]7CCCN7C(=O)[C@H](CCCN=C(N)N)NC(=O)[C@@H](CCCN=C(N)N)N)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCN=C(N)N)C(=O)O
canonical SMILES
C1CCC2C(C1)CC(N2C(=O)C3CC4=CC=CC=C4CN3C(=O)C(CO)NC(=O)C(CC5=CC=CS5)NC(=O)CNC(=O)C6CC(CN6C(=O)C7CCCN7C(=O)C(CCCN=C(N)N)NC(=O)C(CCCN=C(N)N)N)O)C(=O)NC(CCCN=C(N)N)C(=O)O
defined daily dose
30
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Icatibant, sold under the brand name Firazyr, is a medication for the symptomatic treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adults with C1-esterase-inhibitor deficiency. It is not effective in angioedema caused by medication from the ACE inhibitor class.

It is a peptidomimetic consisting of ten amino acids, which is a selective and specific antagonist of bradykinin B2 receptors.

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