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Also known as Linzess, Cys cys glu tyr cys cys asn pro ala cys thr gly cys tyr (disulfide bridge: 1-6; 2-10; 5-13), L-Cysteinyl-L-cysteinyl-L-alpha-glutamyl-L-tyrosyl-L-cysteinyl-L-cysteinyl-L-asparaginyl-L-prolyl-L-alanyl-L-cysteinyl-L-threonylglycyl-L-cysteinyl-L-tyrosine cyclic (1->6),(2->10),(5->13)-tris(disulfide)

Linaclotide (sold under the brand name Linzess in the US and Mexico, and as Constella elsewhere) is a drug used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic constipation with no known cause. It has a black box warning about the risk of serious dehydration in children in the US; the most common adverse effects in others include diarrhea.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
451564024
Drug.image
Linaclotide structure.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
315
Drug.caption
Linaclotide structure. A 2D line-angle schematic of linaclotide (sequence CCEYCCNPACTGCY). The phenolic ring of terminal tyrosine (Y) is in the lower left corner. Exaggerated bond lengths emphasize 3 disulfide (-S—S-) bonds between 6 cysteines (C's).
Drug.tradename
Linzess
Drug.MedlinePlus
a613007
Drug.DailyMedID
Linaclotide
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
A06
Drug.ATC_suffix
AX04
Drug.legal_UK
POM
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_EU
Rx-only
Drug.CAS_number
851199-59-2
Drug.PubChem
16158208

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Wikidata facts

Mass
1525.39
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chemical formula
C₅₉H₇₉N₁₅O₂₁S₆
isomeric SMILES
C[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@H]2CSSC[C@H]3C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CSSC[C@H](NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@@H](NC2=O)[C@@H](C)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CSSC[C@@H](C(=O)N3)N)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N5CCC[C@H]5C(=O)N1)CC(=O)N)CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)CCC(=O)O
canonical SMILES
CC1C(=O)NC2CSSCC3C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(CSSCC(NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(NC2=O)C(C)O)C(=O)NC(CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)NC(CSSCC(C(=O)N3)N)C(=O)NC(C(=O)N5CCCC5C(=O)N1)CC(=O)N)CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)CCC(=O)O
defined daily dose
0.29
Commons category
Linaclotide
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Linaclotide (sold under the brand name Linzess in the US and Mexico, and as Constella elsewhere) is a drug used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic constipation with no known cause. It has a black box warning about the risk of serious dehydration in children in the US; the most common adverse effects in others include diarrhea.

It is an oligopeptide agonist of guanylate cyclase 2C and remains in the GI tract after it is taken by mouth. It was approved in the US and the European Union in 2012.

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