Biricodar

Biricodar
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • 1,7-di(pyridin-3-yl)heptan-4-yl (2S)-1-[oxo(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)acetyl]piperidine-2-carboxylate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC34H41N3O7
Molar mass603.716 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(C(=O)c1cc(OC)c(OC)c(OC)c1)N4[C@H](C(=O)OC(CCCc2cccnc2)CCCc3cccnc3)CCCC4
  • InChI=1S/C34H41N3O7/c1-41-29-20-26(21-30(42-2)32(29)43-3)31(38)33(39)37-19-5-4-16-28(37)34(40)44-27(14-6-10-24-12-8-17-35-22-24)15-7-11-25-13-9-18-36-23-25/h8-9,12-13,17-18,20-23,27-28H,4-7,10-11,14-16,19H2,1-3H3/t28-/m0/s1 Y
  • Key:CGVWPQOFHSAKRR-NDEPHWFRSA-N Y
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Biricodar (INN, codename VX-710, brand name Incel) was a pharmaceutical drug under development by Vertex Pharmaceuticals to help treat antineoplastic resistance in cancer.

Biricodar is considered a second-generation ABC transporter inhibitor and has been described as one of the most famous foundational drugs of this class. Although it has not been brought to market, biricodar continues to be used in basic research and is a compound of interest for potential clinical applications.