General Information of DFM (ID: F12839)
Name
Mefenamic acid 250 mg capsule
Company
Belcher Pharmaceuticals; Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Mefenamic acid API Info click to show the detail info of this API
Dysmenorrhea ICD-11: GA34 Approved
Drug Inactive Ingredient (DIGs)
DIG ID DIG Info DIG Name DIG Functional Class
E0IC9H DIG Info FD&C blue no. 1 Colorant
E0M0IE DIG Info Ferric hydroxide oxide yellow Colorant
E00DHW DIG Info Lactose monohydrate Binding agent ...
E0M1JK DIG Info Propylene glycol Antimicrobial preservative ...
E0H6BT DIG Info Quinoline yellow WS Colorant
E0L0MR DIG Info Sunset yellow FCF Colorant
E05BSD DIG Info Titanium dioxide Coating agent ...
Full List of Biological Targets of DIG (DBTs) Regulated by DIG(s) in This DFM
      G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR)
            DBT Name: Serotonin receptor 2B (5HT2B) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG FD&C blue no. 1
                    Biological Activity EC50 > 10 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID 5HT2B_HUMAN
            DBT Name: Cannabinoid CB2 receptor (CNR2) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG FD&C blue no. 1
                    Biological Activity EC50 = 608.6 nM (estimated based on the structural similarity with CHEMBL2326294 ) [2]
                    Structural Similarity Tanimoto coefficient = 0.805970149
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID CNR2_HUMAN
            DBT Name: Alpha-2A adrenoceptor (ADA2A) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Quinoline yellow WS
                    Biological Activity IC50 = 28 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID ADA2A_HUMAN
            DBT Name: Dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Quinoline yellow WS
                    Biological Activity IC50 = 26 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID DRD3_HUMAN
      Oxidoreductase (ORase)
            DBT Name: Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (COX-2) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG FD&C blue no. 1
                    Biological Activity IC50 = 22 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID PGH2_HUMAN
            DBT Name: Albendazole monooxygenase (CYP3A4) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Propylene glycol
                    Biological Activity Inhibition ratio < 20 % (tested by experiment) [3]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID CP3A4_HUMAN
      Hydrolase (HDase)
            DBT Name: Acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG FD&C blue no. 1
                    Biological Activity IC50 > 10 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID ACES_HUMAN
               Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Quinoline yellow WS
                    Biological Activity IC50 > 10 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID ACES_HUMAN
            DBT Name: Phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG FD&C blue no. 1
                    Biological Activity IC50 = 28 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID PDE4D_HUMAN
      Potential-driven transporter (PDT)
            DBT Name: Dopamine transporter (DAT) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Quinoline yellow WS
                    Biological Activity IC50 = 29 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID SC6A3_HUMAN
            DBT Name: Solute carrier SLCO2B1 (OATPB) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Sunset yellow FCF
                    Biological Activity Inhibition ratio = 54.5 % (tested by experiment) [4]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID SO2B1_HUMAN
               Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Sunset yellow FCF
                    Biological Activity Ki = 68.4 uM (tested by experiment) [4]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID SO2B1_HUMAN
               Experiment (3) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Sunset yellow FCF
                    Biological Activity Ki = 74 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID SO2B1_HUMAN
               Experiment (4) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG FD&C blue no. 1
                    Biological Activity Inhibition ratio = 80.5 % (tested by experiment) [4]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID SO2B1_HUMAN
               Experiment (5) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG FD&C blue no. 1
                    Biological Activity Ki = 13 uM (tested by experiment) [4]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID SO2B1_HUMAN
      Nuclear receptor (NR)
            DBT Name: Estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment (1) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Quinoline yellow WS
                    Biological Activity EC50 = 13156.33 nM (estimated based on the structural similarity with CHEMBL1417293 ) [5]
                    Structural Similarity Tanimoto coefficient = 0.828729282
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID ESR1_HUMAN
               Experiment (2) for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Quinoline yellow WS
                    Biological Activity IC50 = 18 uM (tested by experiment) [1]
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID ESR1_HUMAN
      Other protein families (OPF)
            DBT Name: Thrombopoietin receptor (MPL) Click to Show/Hide
               Detailed Information DBT Info click to show the detail info of this DBT
               Experiment for Assessing the Biological Activity of the Studied DIG on This DBT
                    Interacting DIG Sunset yellow FCF
                    Biological Activity EC50 = 3000 nM (estimated based on the structural similarity with CHEMBL122867 ) [6]
                    Structural Similarity Tanimoto coefficient = 0.93081761
                    Tested Species Homo sapiens (Human)
                    UniProt ID TPOR_HUMAN
References
1 The activities of drug inactive ingredients on biological targets. Science. 2020 Jul 24;369(6502):403-413.
2 Novel triaryl sulfonamide derivatives as selective cannabinoid receptor 2 inverse agonists and osteoclast inhibitors: discovery, optimization, and biological evaluation. J Med Chem. 2013 Mar 14; 56(5):2045-58.
3 Pharmaceutical excipients inhibit cytochrome P450 activity in cell free systems and after systemic administration. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2008 Sep;70(1):279-88.
4 Bacterial metabolism rescues the inhibition of intestinal drug absorption by food and drug additives. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jul 7;117(27):16009-16018.
5 PubChem BioAssay data set.
6 Hydrazinonaphthalene and azonaphthalene thrombopoietin mimics are nonpeptidyl promoters of megakaryocytopoiesis. J Med Chem. 2001 Oct 25; 44(22):3730-45.

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