Danavorexton

Danavorexton
Clinical data
Other names	TAK-925
Routes of; administration	Intravenous
Drug class	Orexin receptor agonist
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life	~3.3–5.1 h
Identifiers
	IUPAC name methyl (2R,3S)-3-(methanesulfonamido)-2-[(cis-4-phenylcyclohexyl)oxymethyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate;
CAS Number	2114324-48-8;
PubChem CID	130310079;
ChemSpider	68011464;
UNII	1QMD83K4YN;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL4650341;
PDB ligand	A6F (PDBe, RCSB PDB);
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID401336757 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C21H32N2O5S
Molar mass	424.56 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES COC(=O)N1CCC[C@H](NS(C)(=O)=O)[C@@H]1CO[C@H]1CC[C@H](CC1)C1=CC=CC=C1;
	InChI InChI=1S/C21H32N2O5S/c1-27-21(24)23-14-6-9-19(22-29(2,25)26)20(23)15-28-18-12-10-17(11-13-18)16-7-4-3-5-8-16/h3-5,7-8,17-20,22H,6,9-15H2,1-2H3/t17-,18+,19-,20-/m0/s1; Key:UXZAJSZFFARTEI-YRPNKDGESA-N;

Danavorexton (developmental code name TAK-925) is a selective orexin 2 receptor agonist.^[1] It is a small-molecule compound and is administered intravenously.^[1]^[2] The compound was found to dose-dependently produce wakefulness to a similar degree as modafinil in a phase 1 clinical trial.^[1]^[3] As of March 2021, danavorexton is under development for the treatment of narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, and sleep apnea.^[2]^[1]^[4] It is related to another orexin receptor agonist, firazorexton (TAK-994), the development of which was discontinued for safety reasons in October 2021.^[1]^[5]

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