Aminocaproic Acid

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Aminocaproic Acid

Description of the Drug

Aminocaproic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent used to induce clotting postoperatively.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00513

Brand Name(s)

Amicar, Aminocaproic, Aminocaproic acid, Epsikapron

Company Owner(s)

Tulex Pharmaceuticals Inc, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Llc, Msn Laboratories Private Ltd, Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sunny Pharmtech Inc, Baxter Healthcare Corp Anesthesia And Critical Care, Carnegie Pharmaceuticals Llc, Agenix Pharmaceuticals Llc, Abraxis Pharmaceutical Products, Hospira Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Tissue-type plasminogen activator SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL1873
Plasminogen SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL1801

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL15293
PharmGKB PA164774947
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0001901
DrugBank DB00513
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15119949
PubChem 517030 564
Mcule MCULE-3640363033
NMRShiftDB 10008873
LINCS LSM-5733
Nikkaji J1.398F
PDBe ACA
BindingDB 50357211
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID0020070
LipidMaps LMFA01100035
DrugCentral 163
Metabolights MTBLC16586 MTBLC57826
Brenda 5542 44105 31313 2718 93331 2822 20060 35816 155197 113362 29626 120669
Rhea 57826
ChemicalBook CB5223888 CB11455952
Guide to Pharmacology 6574
rxnorm AMICAR 6-AMINOCAPROIC ACID AMINOCAPROATE
KEGG Ligand C02378
ChEBI 16586 57826
ZINC ZINC000001529425