Atovaquone
Atovaquone is only found in individuals that have used or taken this drug. It is a hydroxynaphthoquinone that has antimicrobial activity and is being used in antimalarial protocols. [PubChem]Atovaquone is a hydroxy- 1, 4- naphthoquinone, an analog of ubiquinone, with antipneumocystis activity. The mechanism of action against Pneumocystis carinii has not been flily elucidated. In Plasmodium species, the site of action appears to be the cytochrome bc1 complex (Complex III). Several metabolic enzymes are linked to the mitochondrial electron transport chain via ubiquinone. Inhibition of electron transport by atovaquone will reslit in indirect inhibition of these enzymes. The litimate metabolic effects of such blockade may include inhibition of nucleic acid and ATP synthesis. Atovaquone also has been shown to have good in vitro activity against Toxoplasma gondii.
Structure for HMDB15249 (Atovaquone)
C22H19ClO3
366.837
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2-hydroxy-3-[(1r,4r)-4-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclohexyl]-1,4-dihydronaphthalene-1,4-dione
atovaquone
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This compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as naphthoquinones. These are compounds containing a naphthohydroquinone moiety, which consists of a benzene ring linearly fused to a bezene-1,4-dione (quinone).
Chemical entities
Organic compounds
Benzenoids
Naphthalenes
Naphthoquinones
Aromatic homopolycyclic compounds
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Solid
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Atovaquone
HMDB15249
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Enzymes
- General function:
- Involved in catalytic activity
- Specific function:
- Catalyzes the conversion of dihydroorotate to orotate with quinone as electron acceptor.
- Gene Name:
- DHODH
- Uniprot ID:
- Q02127
- Molecular weight:
- 42866.93
References
- Knecht W, Henseling J, Loffler M: Kinetics of inhibition of human and rat dihydroorotate dehydrogenase by atovaquone, lawsone derivatives, brequinar sodium and polyporic acid. Chem Biol Interact. 2000 Jan 3;124(1):61-76. [PubMed:10658902 ]
- Hansen M, Le Nours J, Johansson E, Antal T, Ullrich A, Loffler M, Larsen S: Inhibitor binding in a class 2 dihydroorotate dehydrogenase causes variations in the membrane-associated N-terminal domain. Protein Sci. 2004 Apr;13(4):1031-42. [PubMed:15044733 ]
- Ittarat I, Asawamahasakda W, Bartlett MS, Smith JW, Meshnick SR: Effects of atovaquone and other inhibitors on Pneumocystis carinii dihydroorotate dehydrogenase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1995 Feb;39(2):325-8. [PubMed:7726490 ]
- Seymour KK, Lyons SD, Phillips L, Rieckmann KH, Christopherson RI: Cytotoxic effects of inhibitors of de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis upon Plasmodium falciparum. Biochemistry. 1994 May 3;33(17):5268-74. [PubMed:7909690 ]
- Seymour KK, Yeo AE, Rieckmann KH, Christopherson RI: dCTP levels are maintained in Plasmodium falciparum subjected to pyrimidine deficiency or excess. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1997 Sep;91(6):603-9. [PubMed:9425362 ]
- Chen X, Ji ZL, Chen YZ: TTD: Therapeutic Target Database. Nucleic Acids Res. 2002 Jan 1;30(1):412-5. [PubMed:11752352 ]
- General function:
- Involved in monooxygenase activity
- Specific function:
- Cytochromes P450 are a group of heme-thiolate monooxygenases. In liver microsomes, this enzyme is involved in an NADPH-dependent electron transport pathway. It oxidizes a variety of structurally unrelated compounds, including steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics. This enzyme contributes to the wide pharmacokinetics variability of the metabolism of drugs such as S-warfarin, diclofenac, phenytoin, tolbutamide and losartan.
- Gene Name:
- CYP2C9
- Uniprot ID:
- P11712
- Molecular weight:
- 55627.365
References
- Preissner S, Kroll K, Dunkel M, Senger C, Goldsobel G, Kuzman D, Guenther S, Winnenburg R, Schroeder M, Preissner R: SuperCYP: a comprehensive database on Cytochrome P450 enzymes including a tool for analysis of CYP-drug interactions. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Jan;38(Database issue):D237-43. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkp970. Epub 2009 Nov 24. [PubMed:19934256 ]