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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C16H15F6N5O.H2O4S
Molecular Weight 505.392
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SITAGLIPTIN SULFATE

SMILES

OS(O)(=O)=O.N[C@@H](CC(=O)N1CCN2C(C1)=NN=C2C(F)(F)F)CC3=C(F)C=C(F)C(F)=C3

InChI

InChIKey=WSJSNSFEWVZILC-SBSPUUFOSA-N
InChI=1S/C16H15F6N5O.H2O4S/c17-10-6-12(19)11(18)4-8(10)3-9(23)5-14(28)26-1-2-27-13(7-26)24-25-15(27)16(20,21)22;1-5(2,3)4/h4,6,9H,1-3,5,7,23H2;(H2,1,2,3,4)/t9-;/m1./s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula H2O4S
Molecular Weight 98.078
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C16H15F6N5O
Molecular Weight 407.3136
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23745054 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17580730

Sitagliptin (MK-0431), chemically (2R)-4-Oxo-4-[3- (trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin- 7(8H)-yl]-1-(2,4,5-trifl uorophenyl)butan-2-amine has a very high selectivity towards DPP-4, with an IC(50) of 18 nM. There is no affinity towards other DDP enzymes (DPP- 8 and DPP-9). It has been approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in the USA and Europe and is registered by the name Januvia (Merck Pharmaceuticals, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA). In healthy volunteers and in patients with type 2 diabetes of different ethnic background, the tolerability of different doses given once or twice daily is good. The drug works to competitively inhibit a protein/enzyme, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), that results in an increased amount of active incretins (GLP-1 and GIP), reduced amount of release of glucagon (diminishes its release) and increased release of insulin. Sitagliptin is an incretin enhancer and the first marketed medication belonging to the gliptin class. In fact, no published literature exists regarding incidence or severity of hypoglycemia when sitagliptin is used off-label in combined with insulin therapy. However, is recommended to use methods to avoid hypoglycemia when using this off-label combination. Approximately 79% of sitagliptin is excreted unchanged in the urine with metabolism being a minor pathway of elimination. Elimination of sitagliptin occurs primarily via renal excretion and involves active tubular secretion. Sitagliptin is a substrate for human organic anion transporter-3 (hOAT-3), which may be involved in the renal elimination of sitagliptin

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Merck in 1999

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
18.0 nM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
JANUVIA

Approved Use

JANUVIA is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. (1.1) Important Limitations of Use: •JANUVIA should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis. (1.2) •JANUVIA has not been studied in patients with a history of pancreatitis. (1.2, 5.1) 1.1 Monotherapy and Combination Therapy JANUVIA® is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. [See Clinical Studies (14).

Launch Date

2006
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
950 nM
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
SITAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
8.52 μM × h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
SITAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
12.4 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
SITAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
62%
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
SITAGLIPTIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
OverviewDrug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no [IC50 >100 uM]
no [IC50 >100 uM]
no [IC50 >100 uM]
no [IC50 >100 uM]
no [IC50 >100 uM]
no [IC50 >100 uM]
no [IC50 >100 uM]
no (co-administration study)
Comment: results indicated that sitagliptin was not a time-dependent inhibitor of CYP3A4; sitagliptin did not meaningfully alter the pharmacokinetics of simvastatin.
Page: 15, 30
no
no
no
no
no
no (co-administration study)
Comment: sitagliptin had no inhibitory effect on the P-gp mediated transport of digoxin, verapmil, ritonavir, adn vinblastine
Page: 15.0
Drug as victimTox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantification of sitagliptin, a DPP-4 inhibitor, in human plasma using liquid-liquid extraction.
2008-02
Efficacy and safety of sitagliptin monotherapy in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.
2008-02
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors and diabetes therapy.
2008-01-01
How lithium treatment generates neutrophilia by enhancing phosphorylation of GSK-3, increasing HIF-1 levels and how this path is important during engraftment.
2008-01
Design and synthesis of potent amido- and benzyl-substituted cis-3-amino-4-(2-cyanopyrrolidide)pyrrolidinyl DPP-IV inhibitors.
2007-12-15
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors and their role in Type 2 diabetes management.
2007-09-13
[The incretin effect: a new therapeutic target in type 2 diabetes].
2007-09
Incretin-based treatment of type 2 diabetes: glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors.
2007-09
Using prandial insulin to achieve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.
2007-09
Efficacy and safety of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, sitagliptin, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled on glimepiride alone or on glimepiride and metformin.
2007-09
Absolute bioavailability of sitagliptin, an oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, in healthy volunteers.
2007-09
Dose-proportionality of a final market image sitagliptin formulation, an oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, in healthy volunteers.
2007-09
Sitagliptin: a novel drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
2007-08-19
[Sitagliptin. Dipeptidylpeptidase 4 inhibitor for patients with diabetes mellitus type 2].
2007-08
Type 2 diabetes: the end of clinical inertia.
2007-08
Type 2 diabetes drug boom: is newer better?
2007-08
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors and the incretin system in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2007-08
Antihyperglycaemic therapy in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: potential role of incretin mimetics and DPP-4 inhibitors.
2007-08
Antidiabetic medications in overweight/obese patients with type 2 diabetes: drawbacks of current drugs and potential advantages of incretin-based treatment on body weight.
2007-08
Effect of initial combination therapy with sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, and metformin on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
2007-08
Efficacy and safety of incretin therapy in type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis.
2007-07-11
Management of comorbid diabetes and cancer.
2007-07
New medications help those with diabetes avoid heart trouble. Drugs mimic the body's natural insulin and glucose controls, but diet and exercise are still keys to controlling the disease.
2007-07
A review of the effects of antihyperglycaemic agents on body weight: the potential of incretin targeted therapies.
2007-07
[New concepts in the treatment of type 2 diabetes].
2007-07
Effect of renal insufficiency on the pharmacokinetics of sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor.
2007-07
Triazolopiperazine-amides as dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors: close analogs of JANUVIA (sitagliptin phosphate).
2007-06-15
Rational design of a novel, potent, and orally bioavailable cyclohexylamine DPP-4 inhibitor by application of molecular modeling and X-ray crystallography of sitagliptin.
2007-06-15
Sitagliptin/metformin (Janumet) for type 2 diabetes.
2007-06-04
Janumet.
2007-06
Once-daily sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes.
2007-06
Does addition of sitagliptin to metformin monotherapy improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
2007-06
New treatments for diabetes.
2007-05-24
New treatments for diabetes.
2007-05-24
New treatments for diabetes.
2007-05-24
New treatments for diabetes.
2007-05-24
Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the incretin system.
2007-05
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes: focus on sitagliptin.
2007-05
[Incretin enhancers, incretin mimetics: from therapeutic concept to clinical application].
2007-04-01
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
2007-04
[Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), new target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes].
2007-04
Inhibition of DPP-4: a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
2007-04
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibition with sitagliptin: a new therapy for type 2 diabetes.
2007-04
beta-cell failure in diabetes and preservation by clinical treatment.
2007-04
Incretins: a new treatment option for type 2 diabetes?
2007-02
[New class of oral antidiabetic drugs. Effective in combination with metformin].
2007-01
The burden of type 2 diabetes: strategies to prevent or delay onset.
2007
Review of sitagliptin phosphate: a novel treatment for type 2 diabetes.
2007
Discovery of JANUVIA (Sitagliptin), a selective dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
2007
New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus based on incretins.
2005
Patents

Sample Use Guides

100 mg once daily. It can be taken with or without food.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Sitagliptin therapy enhances circulating angiogenic cell numbers, angiogenesis and blood flow in the critical limb ischemia area.
Adipose tissue from adult-male Fischer 344 rats were cultured in endothelial progenitor cell culture medium for 14 d with (25 μmol/L) or without sitagliptin.
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SITAGLIPTIN SULFATE
Common Name English
1-BUTANONE, 3-AMINO-1-(5,6-DIHYDRO-3-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-1,2,4-TRIAZOLO(4,3-A)PYRAZIN-7(8H)-YL)-4-(2,4,5-TRIFLUOROPHENYL)-, (3R)-, SULFATE (1:1)
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44133341
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1169707-31-6
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