Carglumic Acid

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Carglumic Acid

Description of the Drug

Carglumic acid is an analog of N-acetylglutamate (NAG) used for the treatment of acute and chronic hyperammonemia in patients with N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS) deficiency.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB06775

Brand Name(s)

Carbaglu

Company Owner(s)

Novitium Pharma Llc, Navinta Llc, Recordati Rare Diseases Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase [ammonia], mitochondrial SINGLE PROTEIN POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATOR CHEMBL2362990

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL373546
PharmGKB PA165958402
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0015673
DrugBank DB06775
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15042291
PubChem 121396
Mcule MCULE-6817913906
LINCS LSM-45453
Nikkaji J2.088.972A
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID7046706
DrugCentral 3068
Brenda 49247 94283 182128 108761 44500 44501
ChemicalBook CB6183743
Guide to Pharmacology 7458
rxnorm CARBAGLU CARGLUMIC ACID
KEGG Ligand C05829
ChEBI 71028
ZINC ZINC000001530283