Firocoxib

Drug profile

Key facts

Firocoxib is a drug catalogued in DrugCentral. DrugCentral lists 2 molecular targets, including PTGS2 and PTGS1.

• Molecular targets: PTGS2 and PTGS1 (2 listed in DrugCentral).
• Molecular formula: C17H20O5S; molecular weight 336.41 g/mol.

Mechanism & targets

Molecular targets (2)

Target	Gene	Action	Activity
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2	PTGS2	unknown	IC50 6.85
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1	PTGS1	unknown	IC50 4.60

Regulatory approvals (1)

Date	Agency	Marketed as	Applicant	Orphan
—	FDA	—	—

Chemical structure

• Molecular formula: C₁₇H₂₀O₅S
• Molecular weight: 336.41 g/mol
• CAS number: —
• InChIKey: FULAPETWGIGNMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• PubChem CID: 208910

CC1(C)OC(=O)C(OCC2CC2)=C1C3=CC=C(C=C3)S(C)(=O)=O

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the structured data on this page, not written by hand.

How does Firocoxib work?

Its molecular targets in DrugCentral include PTGS2 and PTGS1.

What is the chemical formula of Firocoxib?

Firocoxib has the molecular formula C17H20O5S and a molecular weight of 336.41 g/mol.

Sources

• DrugCentral drug card 5542 — structure, indications, targets, approvals, pharmacologic classes (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• ChEMBL CHEMBL69998 — compound record and bioactivity
• PubChem CID 208910 — chemical identifiers
• DrugBank DB09217 — drug record
• FDA UNII Y6V2W4S4WT — substance identity
• DailyMed: FDA labels for Firocoxib — current prescribing information (label search)
• UniProt P35354 (PTGS2) — target protein
• UniProt P23219 (PTGS1) — target protein

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