Aprepitant

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Aprepitant

Description of the Drug

Aprepitant is a substance P/neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy and surgery.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00673

Brand Name(s)

Aprepitant, Cinvanti, Emend

Company Owner(s)

Sandoz Inc, Torrent Pharma Inc, Merck And Co Inc, Heron Therapeutics Inc, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Sa Switzerland, Merck Sharp And Dohme Corp A Sub Of Merck And Co Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Neurokinin 1 receptor SINGLE PROTEIN ANTAGONIST CHEMBL249

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL264924
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014811
DrugBank DB00673
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14787735 14812125 14861083
PubChem 135413536
LINCS LSM-5637
Nikkaji J1.059.639D
PDBe GBQ
BindingDB 50220136
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID3049047
DrugCentral 230
ChemicalBook CB32557888 CB7500857
Guide to Pharmacology 3490
rxnorm EMEND APREPITANT CINVANTI
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 12015114
ChEBI 499361
ZINC ZINC000027428713