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Upamostat (WX-671) is a serine protease inhibitor. Upamostat is the orally available prodrug of the WX-UK1, which is a urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) inhibitor.
Upamostat is the urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) inhibitor. Upamostat is the oral pro-drug of the active metabolite WX-UK1, a novel uPA inhibitor[1]. Upamostat inhibits the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) system, which plays a major role in tumor invasion and metastasis. Upamostat is the orally available amidoxime- (i.e. hydroxyamidine-) prodrug of the pharmacologically active form, WX-UK1[2].
The validated method is used to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of Upamostat (Mesupron) in rats. The mean plasma concentrations of Upamostat after a single intravenous injection of 2 mg/kg in five rats are measured. The substance decays in a mono-phasic pattern with a terminal half-life of 0.5 h; its volume of distribution is 2.0 L/kg, and clearance is about 2.7 L/h/kg[3].
| Catalog Number | I046276 |
| CAS Number | 590368-25-5 |
| Synonyms | ethyl 4-[(2S)-3-[3-[(Z)-N’-hydroxycarbamimidoyl]phenyl]-2-[[2,4,6-tri(propan-2-yl)phenyl]sulfonylamino]propanoyl]piperazine-1-carboxylate |
| Molecular Formula | C32H47N5O6S |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C32H47N5O6S/c1-8-43-32(39)37-14-12-36(13-15-37)31(38)28(17-23-10-9-11-24(16-23)30(33)34-40)35-44(41,42)29-26(21(4)5)18-25(20(2)3)19-27(29)22(6)7/h9-11,16,18-22,28,35,40H,8,12-15,17H2,1-7H3,(H2,33,34)/t28-/m0/s1 |
| InChIKey | HUASEDVYRABWCV-NDEPHWFRSA-N |
| SMILES | CCOC(=O)N1CCN(CC1)C(=O)C(CC2=CC(=CC=C2)C(=NO)N)NS(=O)(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3C(C)C)C(C)C)C(C)C |
| Reference | [1]. Heinemann V, et al. Phase II randomised proof-of-concept study of the urokinase inhibitor upamostat (WX-671) in combination with gemcitabine compared with gemcitabine alone in patients with non-resectable, locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Br J Cancer. 2013 Mar 5;108(4):766-70. [2]. Froriep D, et al. Activation of the anti-cancer agent upamostat by the mARC enzyme system. Xenobiotica. 2013 Sep;43(9):780-4. [3]. Park C, et al. HPLC-MS/MS analysis of mesupron and its application to a pharmacokinetic study in rats. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2018 Feb 20;150:39-42. |
