Chemical compound
Vildagliptin Trade names Galvus, Zavamet others Other names LAF237 AHFS /Drugs.com UK Drug Information License data
Pregnancy category Routes of administration By mouth ATC code Legal status
UK : POM (Prescription only)
EU : Rx-only
In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Bioavailability 85% Protein binding 9.3% Metabolism Mainly hydrolysis to inactive metabolite; CYP450 not appreciably involved Elimination half-life 2 to 3 hours Excretion Kidney
(S )-1-[N -(3-Hydroxy-1-adamantyl)glycyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonitrile
CAS Number PubChem CID IUPHAR/BPS DrugBank ChemSpider UNII KEGG ChEMBL CompTox Dashboard (EPA ) ECHA InfoCard 100.158.712 Formula C 17 H 25 N 3 O 2 Molar mass 303.406 g·mol−1 3D model (JSmol ) Solubility in water Freely Soluble in water mg/mL (20 °C)
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InChI=1S/C17H25N3O2/c18-9-14-2-1-3-20(14)15(21)10-19-16-5-12-4-13(6-16)8-17(22,7-12)11-16/h12-14,19,22H,1-8,10-11H2/t12?,13?,14-,16?,17?/m0/s1
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Vildagliptin , sold under the brand name Galvus and others, is an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent (anti-diabetic drug ) of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor class of drugs. Vildagliptin inhibits the inactivation of GLP-1 [ 2] [ 3] and GIP [ 3] by DPP-4, allowing GLP-1 and GIP to potentiate the secretion of insulin in the beta cells and suppress glucagon release by the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
It was approved by the EMA in 2007.[ 4]
Vildagliptin has been shown to reduce hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus .[ 2]
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^ a b Ahrén B, Landin-Olsson M, Jansson PA, Svensson M, Holmes D, Schweizer A (May 2004). "Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 reduces glycemia, sustains insulin levels, and reduces glucagon levels in type 2 diabetes" . The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism . 89 (5): 2078–2084. doi :10.1210/jc.2003-031907 . PMID 15126524 .
^ a b Mentlein R, Gallwitz B, Schmidt WE (June 1993). "Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV hydrolyses gastric inhibitory polypeptide, glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)amide, peptide histidine methionine and is responsible for their degradation in human serum" . European Journal of Biochemistry . 214 (3): 829–835. doi :10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17986.x . PMID 8100523 .
^ Mathieu C, Degrande E (December 2008). "Vildagliptin: a new oral treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus" . Vascular Health and Risk Management . 4 (6): 1349–1360. doi :10.2147/vhrm.s3005 . PMC 2663430 . PMID 19337548 .