Melatonin
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Scientific Name
Melatonin
Description of the Drug
Melatonin is an endogenous hormone produced by the pineal gland that regulates sleep-wake cycles and when provided exogenously has beneficial effects on sleep-onset latency; available as an over-the-counter supplement.
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Brand Name(s)
Circadin, General nutrit, Health aid, Heidadouppi, Icenia, Life ext, Melapure, Natrol, Nature’s blend, Natures bounty, Quality health, S.gard, Travelag, Vespro, Vytalonin
Company Owner(s)
Not Available
Mechanism(s) Of Action
| Target Name | Target Type | Action Type | Target ChEMBL ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melatonin receptor | PROTEIN FAMILY | AGONIST | CHEMBL2094268 |
Clinical Trial(s)
Unichem Links
| SureChEMBL | SCHEMBL19018 | ||
| PharmGKB | PA164752558 | ||
| Human Metabolome Database | HMDB0001389 | ||
| DrugBank | DB01065 | ||
| PubChem: Thomson Pharma | 14773848 | ||
| PubChem | 896 | ||
| Mcule | MCULE-1497884152 | ||
| NMRShiftDB | 60020807 | ||
| LINCS | LSM-4779 | ||
| Nikkaji | J5.258B | ||
| PDBe | ML1 | ||
| BindingDB | 9019 | ||
| EPA CompTox Dashboard | DTXSID1022421 | ||
| DrugCentral | 1672 | ||
| Metabolights | MTBLC16796 | ||
| Brenda | 1536 | 171171 | 30211 |
| Rhea | 16796 | ||
| ChemicalBook | CB5364927 | CB32130993 | |
| Guide to Pharmacology | 224 | 1357 | |
| rxnorm | MELATONIN | ||
| PubChem: Drugs of the Future | 56310582 | ||
| KEGG Ligand | C01598 | ||
| ChEBI | 16796 | ||
| ZINC | ZINC000000057060 |
