Orciprenaline

Orciprenaline

Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	monograph
MedlinePlus	a682084
Pregnancy category	AU: A US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Routes of administration	Inhalation (MDI) and tablets
ATC code	R03AB03 (WHO) R03CB03 (WHO) R03CB53 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	US: ℞-only
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	3% if inhaled, 40% if taken orally
Metabolism	Gastrointestinal and hepatic
Biological half-life	6 hours
Identifiers
IUPAC name (RS)-5-[1-hydroxy-2-(isopropylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,3-diol
CAS Number	586-06-1 Y
PubChem (CID)	4086
IUPHAR/BPS	7250
DrugBank	DB00816 N
ChemSpider	3944 Y
UNII	53QOG569E0 Y
KEGG	D08300 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:82719 N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL776 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.701
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C11H17NO3
Molar mass	211.258 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
Chirality	Racemic mixture
Solubility in water	9.7 mg/mL (20 °C)
SMILES Oc1cc(cc(O)c1)C(O)CNC(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C11H17NO3/c1-7(2)12-6-11(15)8-3-9(13)5-10(14)4-8/h3-5,7,11-15H,6H2,1-2H3 Y Key:LMOINURANNBYCM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Orciprenaline (INN), also known as metaproterenol (USAN), is a bronchodilator used in the treatment of asthma. Orciprenaline is a moderately selective β₂ adrenergic receptor agonist that stimulates receptors of the smooth muscle in the lungs, uterus, and vasculature supplying skeletal muscle, with minimal or no effect on α adrenergic receptors. The pharmacologic effects of β adrenergic agonist drugs, such as orciprenaline, are at least in part attributable to stimulation through β adrenergic receptors of intracellular adenylyl cyclase, the enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cAMP. Increased cAMP levels are associated with relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle and inhibition of release of mediators of immediate hypersensitivity from many cells, especially from mast cells.