- Molecular NameSitagliptin
- SynonymMK-0431; Sitagliptan; sitagliptin; Sitagliptin phosphate
- Weight407.318
- Drugbank_IDDB01261
- ACS_NO486460-32-6
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- LogP (experiment)N/A
- LogP (predicted, AB/LogP v2.0)1.45
- pkaN/A
- LogD (pH=7, predicted)-0.15
- Solubility (experiment)Soluble
- LogS (predicted, ACD/Labs)(ph=7)-4.12
- LogSw (predicted, AB/LogsW2.0)0.07
- Sw (mg/ml) (predicted, ACD/Labs)0.02
- No.of HBond Donors2
- No.of HBond Acceptors6
- No.of Rotatable Bonds5
- TPSA77.04
- StatusFDA approved
- AdministrationN/A
- PharmacologyAn oral antihyperglycemic (anti-diabetic drug) of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor class, Sitagliptin being the only second generation DPP-4 inhibitor currently available in the USA.
- Absorption_valueN/A
- Absorption (description)Rapidly absorbed following oral administration, with an absolute bioavailability of 87%.
- Caco_2N/A
- Bioavailability87.0
- Protein binding38.0
- Volume of distribution (VD)N/A
- Blood/Plasma Partitioning ratio (D_blood)N/A
- MetabollsmHepatic (CYP3A4- and CYP2C8-mediated)
- Half life8~14 h
- ExcretionRenal (80%)
- Urinary ExcretionN/A
- CleranceN/A
- ToxicityHypoglycemia, nasopharyngitis, headache, upper respiratory tract infection.
- LD50 (rat)N/A
- LD50 (mouse)N/A