Enprostil

Enprostil

Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATC code	A02BB02 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name methyl 7-[(1S,2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-2-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-4-phenoxybut-1-enyl]-5-oxocyclopentyl]hepta-4,5-dienoate
CAS Number	73121-56-9 Y
PubChem CID	5311225
ChemSpider	4470744
UNII	J4IP5Z9DAU
KEGG	D01891 Y
E number	{{#property:P628}}
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	{{#property:P3117}}
ECHA InfoCard	{{#property:P2566}}
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C23H28O6
Molar mass	400.471 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES COC(=O)CCC=C=CC[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H](CC1=O)O)/C=C/[C@H](COc2ccccc2)O
InChI InChI=1S/C23H28O6/c1-28-23(27)12-8-3-2-7-11-19-20(22(26)15-21(19)25)14-13-17(24)16-29-18-9-5-4-6-10-18/h3-7,9-10,13-14,17,19-20,22,24,26H,8,11-12,15-16H2,1H3/b14-13+/t2?,17-,19-,20-,22-/m1/s1 Key:PTOJVMZPWPAXER-VFJVYMGBSA-N
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Enprostil is a synthetic prostaglandin designed to resemble dinoprostone. Enprostil was found to be a highly potent inhibitor of gastric HCl secretion. It is an analog of prostaglandin E2 but unlike this prostaglandin, which binds to and activates all four cellular receptors viz., EP1, EP2, EP3, and EP4 receptors, enprostil is a more selective receptor agonist in that it binds to and activates primarily the EP3 receptor. Consequently, enprostil is expected to have a narrower range of actions that may avoid some of the unwanted side-effects and toxicities of prostaglandin E2. A prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial conducted in Japan found combining enprostil with cimetidine was more effective than cimetidine alone in treating gastric ulcer.

See also

• Prostaglandin receptors
• EP3 and peptic ulcer