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 |
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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 |