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- (1S,2R,3S)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-3-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-4-methoxyphenyl]-5-propoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-2-carboxylic acid
- (1S,2R,3S)-3-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenyl)-5-propoxy-2-indancarboxylic acid
- enrasentan
- enrasentanum
- SB 217242
- SB-217242
- SB217242
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Definition: |
A member of the class of indanes that is 2,3-dihydro-1H-indene which is substituted by a 1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl group, carboxy group, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-4-methoxyphenyl group and a propoxy group at positions 1S, 2R, 3S and 5, respectively. It is an orally active mixed endothelin A/B receptor antagonist with a 100-fold greater affinity for the endothelin A receptor. The drug was being developed by GSK for the treatment of congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension (clinical trials discontinued).
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