Chemical Component Summary

NameDOXORUBICIN
SynonymsADRIAMYCIN
Identifiers(7S,9S)-7-[(2R,4S,5S,6S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-oxan-2-yl]oxy-6,9,11-trihydroxy-9-(2-hydroxyethanoyl)-4-methoxy-8,10-dihydro-7H-tetracene-5,12-dione
FormulaC27 H29 N O11
Molecular Weight543.519
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESC[C@H]1[C@H]([C@H](C[C@@H](O1)O[C@H]2C[C@@](Cc3c2c(c4c(c3O)C(=O)c5cccc(c5C4=O)OC)O)(C(=O)CO)O)N)O
InChIInChI=1S/C27H29NO11/c1-10-22(31)13(28)6-17(38-10)39-15-8-27(36,16(30)9-29)7-12-19(15)26(35)21-20(24(12)33)23(32)11-4-3-5-14(37-2)18(11)25(21)34/h3-5,10,13,15,17,22,29,31,33,35-36H,6-9,28H2,1-2H3/t10-,13-,15-,17-,22+,27-/m0/s1
InChIKeyAOJJSUZBOXZQNB-TZSSRYMLSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count68
Chiral Atom Count6
Bond Count72
Aromatic Bond Count12

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB00997 
NameDoxorubicin
Groups
  • investigational
  • approved
DescriptionDoxorubicin is a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic isolated from cultures of Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius along side with daunorubicin, another cytotoxic agent, in 1970.[A1575,A257709,A257614] Although they both have aglyconic and sugar moieties, doxorubicin's side chain terminates with a primary alcohol group compared to the methyl group of daunorubicin.[A257709] Although its detailed molecular mechanisms have yet to be understood, doxorubicin is generally thought to exert its effect through DNA intercalation, which eventually leads to DNA damage and the generation of reactive oxygen species.[A257614] Thanks to its efficacy and broad effect, doxorubicin was approved by the FDA in 1974 to treat a variety of cancer, including but not limited to breast, lung, gastric, ovarian, thyroid, non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma, sarcoma, and pediatric cancers.[A1573,A257614,L45231] However, one of the major side effects of doxorubicin is cardiotoxicity, which excludes patients with poor heart function and requires treatment termination once the maximally tolerated cumulative dose is reached.[A257719]
Synonyms
  • 14-hydroxydaunomycin
  • Doxorubicin nanoparticles
  • 14-hydroxydaunorubicine
  • Doxorubicine
  • MTC-DOX for Injection
Brand Names
  • Doxorubicin hydrochloride
  • Doxorubicin HCl for Inj. U.S.P. 10mg/vial
  • Rubex
  • Adriamycin PFS
  • Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
IndicationDoxorubicin is indicated for the treatment of neoplastic conditions like acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, metastatic breast cancer, metastatic Wilms’ tumor, metastatic neuroblastoma, metastatic soft tissue and bone sarcomas, metastatic ovarian carcinoma, metastatic transitional cell bladder carcinoma, metastatic thyroid carcinoma, metastatic gastric carcinoma, and metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma.[L45231] Doxorubicin is also indicated for use as a component of adjuvant therapy in women with evidence of axillary lymph node involvement following resection of primary breast cancer.[L45231] For the liposomal formulation, doxorubicin is indicated for the treatment of ovarian cancer that has progressed or recurred after platinum-based chemotherapy, AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma after the failure of prior systemic chemotherapy or intolerance to such therapy, and multiple myeloma in combination with bortezomib in patients who have not previously received bortezomib and have received at least one prior therapy.[L45226]
Categories
  • Anthracycline Topoisomerase Inhibitor
  • Anthracyclines
  • Anthracyclines and Related Substances
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Antineoplastic Agents
ATC-CodeL01DB01
CAS number23214-92-8

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
DNA topoisomerase 2-alphaMEVSPLQPVNENMQVNKIKKNEDAKKRLSVERIYQKKTQLEHILLRPDTY...unknowninhibitor
DNA-unknownintercalation
Nucleolar and coiled-body phosphoprotein 1MADAGIRRVVPSDLYPLVLGFLRDNQLSEVANKFAKATGATQQDANASSL...unknown
DNA topoisomerase 1MSGDHLHNDSQIEADFRLNDSHKHKDKHKDREHRHKEHKKEKDREKSKHS...unknowninhibitor
DNA topoisomerase 2-betaMAKSGGCGAGAGVGGGNGALTWVTLFDQNNAAKKEESETANKNDSSKKLS...unknowninhibitor
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Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL53463
PubChem 31703
ChEMBL CHEMBL53463
ChEBI CHEBI:28748
CCDC/CSD BEXTAC