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terlipressin

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Also known as SID124896640, Terlipressine, H-Gly-Gly-Gly-Cys(1)-Tyr-Phe-Gln-Asn-Cys(1)-Pro-Lys-Gly-NH2

Terlipressin, sold under the brand name Terlivaz among others, is an analogue of vasopressin used as a vasoactive drug in the management of low blood pressure. It has been found to be effective when norepinephrine does not help. Terlipressin is a vasopressin receptor agonist.

Key facts

Drug.verifiedrevid
470602469
Drug.image
terlipressin.png
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.tradename
Terlivaz
Drug.routes_of_administration
Intravenous
Drug.ATC_prefix
H01
Drug.ATC_suffix
BA04
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.protein_bound
~30%
Drug.CAS_number
14636-12-5
Drug.PubChem
72081
Drug.DrugBank
DB02638
Drug.ChemSpiderID
65067
Drug.UNII
7Z5X49W53P
Drug.KEGG
D06672
Drug.IUPAC_name
1-{[(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-{[({[(aminoacetyl)amino]acetyl}amino)acetyl]amino}-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-13-benzyl-16-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-4-yl]carbonyl}-L-prolyl-N-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-L-lysinamide
Drug.C
52
Drug.H
74

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Research

1,380 papers

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
peptide
Mass
1226.496
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₅₂H₇₄N₁₆O₁₅S₂
canonical SMILES
C1CC(N(C1)C(=O)C2CSSCC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)N2)CC(=O)N)CCC(=O)N)CC3=CC=CC=C3)CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)NC(=O)CNC(=O)CNC(=O)CN)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(=O)NCC(=O)N
isomeric SMILES
C1C[C@H](N(C1)C(=O)[C@@H]2CSSC[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N2)CC(=O)N)CCC(=O)N)CC3=CC=CC=C3)CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)NC(=O)CNC(=O)CNC(=O)CN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)NCC(=O)N
defined daily dose
12
medical condition treated
hepatorenal syndrome
legal status (medicine)
boxed warning
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Contraindications
  • Society and culture
  • References
  • External links

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| tradename = Terlivaz | Drugs.com = | pregnancy_category = | routes_of_administration = Intravenous | ATC_prefix = H01 | ATC_suffix = BA04 | ATC_supplemental =

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