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DB04878 - Voglibose


Identification
Name Voglibose
Accession Number DB04878
Type small molecule
Description Voglibose (INN and USAN) is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor used for lowering post-prandial blood glucose levels in people with diabetes mellitus. It is made in India by Ranbaxy Labs and sold under the trade name Volix. [Wikipedia]
Structure
MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI
Categories (*)
Molecular Weight 267.2762
Groups approved
Monoisotopic Weight 267.131802031
Pharmacology
Indication For the treatment of diabetes. It is specifically used for lowering post-prandial blood glucose levels thereby reducing the risk of macrovascular complications.
Mechanism of action Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors are saccharides that act as competitive inhibitors of enzymes needed to digest carbohydrates: specifically alpha-glucosidase enzymes in the brush border of the small intestines. The membrane-bound intestinal alpha-glucosidases hydrolyze oligosaccharides, trisaccharides, and disaccharides to glucose and other monosaccharides in the small intestine. Acarbose also blocks pancreatic alpha-amylase in addition to inhibiting membrane-bound alpha-glucosidases. Pancreatic alpha-amylase hydrolyzes complex starches to oligosaccharides in the lumen of the small intestine. Inhibition of these enzyme systems reduces the rate of digestion of complex carbohydrates. Less glucose is absorbed because the carbohydrates are not broken down into glucose molecules. In diabetic patients, the short-term effect of these drugs therapies is to decrease current blood glucose levels: the long term effect is a small reduction in hemoglobin-A1c level. (From Drug Therapy in Nursing, 2nd ed)
Absorption Slowly and poorly absorbed
Protein binding Not Available
Biotransformation Little metabolism occurs and no metabolites have as yet been identified.
Route of elimination Not Available
Toxicity Not Available
Affected organisms
  • Humans and other mammals
Interactions
Drug Interactions Not Available
Food Interactions Not Available

Targets


Maltase-glucoamylase, intestinal
Name Maltase-glucoamylase, intestinal
Gene Name MGAM
Pharmacological action yes
Actions inhibitor
References
  • Satoh N, Shimatsu A, Yamada K, Aizawa-Abe M, Suganami T, Kuzuya H, Ogawa Y: An alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, voglibose, reduces oxidative stress markers and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 in obese type 2 diabetic patients. Metabolism. 2006 Jun;55(6):786-93. - Pubmed
  • Chen X, Ji ZL, Chen YZ: TTD: Therapeutic Target Database. Nucleic Acids Res. 2002 Jan 1;30(1):412-5. - Pubmed
  • Matsumura M, Monden T, Miyashita Y, Kawagoe Y, Shimizu H, Nakatani Y, Domeki N, Yanagi K, Ikeda S, Kasai K: Effects of changeover from voglibose to acarbose on postprandial triglycerides in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Adv Ther. 2009 Jun;26(6):660-6. Epub 2009 Jun 30. - Pubmed
  • Abe M, Okada K, Maruyama T, Maruyama N, Matsumoto K: Combination therapy with mitiglinide and voglibose improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients on hemodialysis. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2010 Feb;11(2):169-76. - Pubmed
  • Iwasa M, Kobayashi H, Yasuda S, Kawamura I, Sumi S, Yamada Y, Shiraki T, Yamaki T, Ushikoshi H, Aoyama T, Nishigaki K, Takemura G, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H, Minatoguchi S: Antidiabetic drug voglibose is protective against ischemia-reperfusion injury through glucagon-like peptide 1 receptors and the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt-endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway in rabbits. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2010 Jun;55(6):625-34. - Pubmed
  • Fujimori Y, Katsuno K, Ojima K, Nakashima I, Nakano S, Ishikawa-Takemura Y, Kusama H, Isaji M: Sergliflozin etabonate, a selective SGLT2 inhibitor, improves glycemic control in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and Zucker fatty rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 May 1;609(1-3):148-54. Epub 2009 Mar 10. - Pubmed
DTHybrid score 0.8669

Predictions


Id Partner name Gene Name Score
1016 Lysosomal alpha-glucosidase GAA 0.2823
4513 Pancreatic alpha-amylase AMY2A 0.1977
2129 Sucrase-isomaltase, intestinal SI 0.1128
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