Chemistry:Diquafosol

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Diquafosol
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Names
IUPAC name
O1,O7-Di(5′-deoxyuridin-5′-yl) tetrahydrogen tetraphosphate
Systematic IUPAC name
O1,O7-Bis{[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl} tetrahydrogen tetraphosphate
Other names
P1,P4-Bis(5'-uridyl) tetraphosphate; INS-365; Diquafosol tetrasodium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C18H26N4O23P4
Molar mass 790.306 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Diquafosol (tradename Diquas) is a pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of dry eye disease. It was approved for use in Japan in 2010.[1] It is formulated as a 3% ophthalmic solution of the tetrasodium salt.

Its mechanism of action involves agonism of the P2Y2 purinogenic receptor.[2]

References

  1. "Santen and Inspire Announce Approval of DIQUAS for Dry Eye Treatment in Japan". April 16, 2010. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100416005914/en/Santen-Inspire-Announce-Approval-DIQUASTM-Dry-Eye. 
  2. Pendergast, W; Yerxa, BR; Douglass Jg, 3rd; Shaver, SR; Dougherty, RW; Redick, CC; Sims, IF; Rideout, JL (2001). "Synthesis and P2Y receptor activity of a series of uridine dinucleoside 5'-polyphosphates". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 11 (2): 157–60. doi:10.1016/S0960-894X(00)00612-0. PMID 11206448.