Gemcitabine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Gemcitabine

Description of the Drug

Gemcitabine is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor used as adjunct therapy in the treatment of certain types of ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung carcinoma, metastatic breast cancer, and as a single agent for pancreatic cancer.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00441

Brand Name(s)

Gemzar

Company Owner(s)

Hameln Rds Gmbh, Actavis Inc, American Regent Inc, Hospira Worldwide, Inc, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc, Hospira Inc, Novast Laboratories Ltd, Eli Lilly And Co, Accord Healthcare Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
DNA polymerase (alpha/delta/epsilon) PROTEIN FAMILY INHIBITOR CHEMBL2363042
Ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase RR1 PROTEIN COMPLEX GROUP INHIBITOR CHEMBL2095215

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL4295
PharmGKB PA449748
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014584
DrugBank DB00441
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15221618 15197115
PubChem 60750
LINCS LSM-5333
Nikkaji J357.909C
PDBe GEO
BindingDB 429521
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID3040487
DrugCentral 1283
Brenda 40092 29312 72075 154426 1899 2896 153436 16928
ChemicalBook CB4438054
Guide to Pharmacology 4793
rxnorm GEMCITABINE INFUGEM GEMCITABINE HYDROCHLORIDE GEMZAR
KEGG Ligand C07650
ChEBI 175901
ZINC ZINC000018279854