Simeprevir

Catalog No.S5015 Batch:S501502

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Technical Data

Formula

C38H47N5O7S2
 

Molecular Weight 749.94 CAS No. 923604-59-5
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 100 mg/mL (133.34 mM)
Ethanol 5 mg/mL (6.66 mM)
Water Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Simeprevir is a competitive, reversible, macrocyclic, noncovalent hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease inhibitor that acts directly against the hepatitis C virus. It has a medium inhibitory concentration (IC50) <13 nM for all HCV NS3/4A enzymes(genotypes 1a, 1b, 2, 4, 5, and 6), but has an IC50 value of 37 nM for genotype 3.
Targets
HCV NS3/4A protease [1]
In vitro Simeprevir exhibits potent inhibition on NS3/4A protease of genotypes 1a, 1b, 2, 4, 5, and 6, with a medium inhibitory concentration (IC50) <13 nM for all HCV NS3/4A enzymes tested. However, the IC50 for genotype 3 is 37 nM. In vitro, simeprevir is also an inhibitor of bilirubin transporters OATP1B1 and MRP2. It is a more potent inhibitor of OATP1B1 (IC50=720 nM), which is primarily responsible for transporting unconjugated bilirubin, than MRP2 (IC50 around 10,000 nM), primarily a conjugated bilirubin transporter[1].
In vivo In vivo, simeprevir has a relatively long absorption phase, reaching maximum concentration (Cmax) after 4-6 hours. It is extensively (99.9%) bound to plasma proteins, mainly to albumin. The absolute bioavailability is 44% after a single oral administration. In rats, The liver to blood ratio is 29:1, which means good distribution to the liver. For humans, in preclinical studies, the liver to plasma concentration ratio is really high (ratio of 39). The highest tissue/plasma AUC ratios are observed in the small intestine (ratio of 128). While tissue simeprevir concentrations reaches peak values within 4 hours postdosing, simeprevir concentrations in liver remains above the EC99 for up to 31 hours postdosing, and plasma concentrations are higher than the EC99 at 8 hours and around the EC50 at 24 hours postdosing. The AUC24h of simeprevir is increased by 61%-69% when administered with food. Simeprevir should therefore be taken with food. Simeprevir is also a substrate and inhibitor of P-glycoprotein. Simeprevir is metabolized by CYP3A4 and eliminated by biliary excretion. It is also an inhibitor of gut cytochrome 3A4 but not hepatic CYP3A4[1].

Protocol (from reference)

Selleck's Simeprevir has been cited by 7 publications

Going Viral: An Investigation into the Chameleonic Behaviour of Antiviral Compounds [ Chemistry, 2022, e202202798.] PubMed: 36286339
Hepatitis C virus drugs that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease synergize with remdesivir to suppress viral replication in cell culture [ Cell Rep, 2021, 35(7):109133] PubMed: 33984267
Development of a Cell-Based Luciferase Complementation Assay for Identification of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro Inhibitors [ Viruses, 2021, 13(2)173] PubMed: 33498923
Characterization of fluorescent probe substrates to develop an efficient high-throughput assay for neonatal hepatic CYP3A7 inhibition screening [ Sci Rep, 2021, 11(1):19443] PubMed: 34593846
Fluoxazolevir inhibits hepatitis C virus infection in humanized chimeric mice by blocking viral membrane fusion [ Nat Microbiol, 2020, 10.1038/s41564-020-0781-2] PubMed: 32868923
Sofosbuvir Activates EGFR-Dependent Pathways in Hepatoma Cells with Implications for Liver-Related Pathological Processes. [ Cells, 2020, 17;9(4) pii: E1003] PubMed: 32316635
Sofosbuvir Activates EGFR-Dependent Pathways in Hepatoma Cells with Implications for Liver-Related Pathological Processes [ Cells, 2020, 9(4)E1003] PubMed: 32316635

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