Chemical Component Summary

Name Toremifene
Identifiers2-[4-[(~{Z})-4-chloranyl-1,2-diphenyl-but-1-enyl]phenoxy]-~{N},~{N}-dimethyl-ethanamine
FormulaC26 H28 Cl N O
Molecular Weight405.96
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCN(C)CCOc1ccc(cc1)/C(=C(/CCCl)\c2ccccc2)/c3ccccc3
InChIInChI=1S/C26H28ClNO/c1-28(2)19-20-29-24-15-13-23(14-16-24)26(22-11-7-4-8-12-22)25(17-18-27)21-9-5-3-6-10-21/h3-16H,17-20H2,1-2H3/b26-25-
InChIKeyXFCLJVABOIYOMF-QPLCGJKRSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count57
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count59
Aromatic Bond Count18

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB00539 
NameToremifene
Groups
  • approved
  • investigational
DescriptionA first generation nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is structurally related to tamoxifen. Like tamoxifen, it is an estrogen agonist for bone tissue and cholesterol metabolism but is antagonistic on mammary and uterine tissue.
Synonyms
  • Toremifeno
  • Toremifene
  • Toremifene citrate
  • Toremifenum
Brand Names
  • Toremifene Citrate
  • Fareston
IndicationFor the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive or receptor-unknown tumors. Toremifene is currently under investigation as a preventative agent for prostate cancer in men with high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and no evidence of prostate cancer.
Categories
  • Anti-Estrogens
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents
  • Benzene Derivatives
ATC-CodeL02BA02
CAS number89778-26-7

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Estrogen receptor alphaMTMTLHTKASGMALLHQIQGNELEPLNRPQLKIPLERPLGEVYLDSSKPA...unknownmodulator
Sex hormone-binding globulinMESRGPLATSRLLLLLLLLLLRHTRQGWALRPVLPTQSAHDPPAVHLSNG...unknown
Cytochrome P450 1A1MLFPISMSATEFLLASVIFCLVFWVIRASRPQVPKGLKNPPGPWGWPLIG...unknownsubstrate
Cytochrome P450 3A4MALIPDLAMETWLLLAVSLVLLYLYGTHSHGLFKKLGIPGPTPLPFLGNI...unknownsubstrate,inhibitor
P-glycoprotein 1MDLEGDRNGGAKKKNFFKLNNKSEKDKKEKKPTVSVFSMFRYSNWLDKLY...unknownsubstrate
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

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CCDC/CSDQICMEU
PubChem3005573
ChEBICHEBI:9635
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