| Compound Information | SONAR Target prediction | 
| Name: | Acetylsalicylic acid | 
| Unique Identifier: | LOPAC 00659 | 
| MolClass: | Checkout models in ver1.5 and ver1.0 | 
| Molecular Formula: | C9H8O4 | 
| Molecular Weight: | 172.094 g/mol | 
| X log p: | 7.459  (online calculus) | 
| Lipinksi Failures | 1 | 
| TPSA | 43.37 | 
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: | 0 | 
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptors Count: | 4 | 
| Rotatable Bond Count: | 3 | 
| Canonical Smiles: | CC(=O)Oc1ccccc1C(O)=O | 
| Class: | Prostaglandin | 
| Action: | Inhibitor | 
| Selectivity: | COX-3 > COX-1 > COX-2 | 
| Generic_name: | Aspirin | 
| Chemical_iupac_name: | 2-acetyloxybenzoic acid | 
| Drug_type: | Approved Drug | 
| Pharmgkb_id: | PA448497 | 
| Kegg_compound_id: | C01405 | 
| Drugbank_id: | APRD00264 | 
| Melting_point: | 135 oC (boiling point 140 oC) | 
| H2o_solubility: | 4.6 mg/mL | 
| Logp: | 1.426 | 
| Isoelectric_point: | 3.49 | 
| Cas_registry_number: | 50-78-2 | 
| Mass_spectrum: | http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?Spec=C50782&Index=0&Type=Mass&Large=on | 
| Drug_category: | Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; Fibrinolytic Agents; Anticoagulants; Salicylates; ATC:A01AD05; ATC:B01AC06; ATC:N02BA01
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| Indication: | For use in the temporary relief of various forms of pain, inflammation associated with various conditions (including rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid
 arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, and ankylosing
 spondylitis), and is also used to reduce the risk of death and/or nonfatal
 myocardial infarction in patients with a previous infarction or unstable angina
 pectoris.
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| Pharmacology: | Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is an analgesic, antipyretic, antirheumatic, and anti-inflammatory agent. Aspirin-s mode of action as an antiinflammatory and
 antirheumatic agent may be due to inhibition of synthesis and release of
 prostaglandins. Aspirin appears to produce analgesia by virtue of both a peripheral
 and CNS effect. Peripherally, Aspirin acts by inhibiting the synthesis and release
 of prostaglandins. Acting centrally, it would appear to produce analgesia at a
 hypothalamic site in the brain, although the mode of action is not known. Aspirin
 also acts on the hypothalamus to produce antipyresis; heat dissipation is increased
 as a result of vasodilation and increased peripheral blood flow. Aspirin-s
 antipyretic activity may also be related to inhibition of synthesis and release of
 prostaglandins.
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| Mechanism_of_action: | The analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory effects of aspirin are due to actions by both the acetyl and the salicylate portions of the intact molecule as
 well as by the active salicylate metabolite. Aspirin directly and irreversibly
 inhibits the activity of both types of cyclo-oxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) to decrease
 the formation of precursors of prostaglandins and thromboxanes from arachidonic
 acid. This makes aspirin different from other NSAIDS (such as diclofenac and
 ibuprofen) which are reversible inhibitors. Salicylate may competitively inhibit
 prostaglandin formation. Aspirin-s antirheumatic (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory)
 actions are a result of its analgesic and anti-inflammatory mechanisms; the
 therapeutic effects are not due to pituitary-adrenal stimulation. The platelet
 aggregation–inhibiting effect of aspirin specifically involves the compound-s
 ability to act as an acetyl donor to the platelet membrane; the nonacetylated
 salicylates have no clinically significant effect on platelet aggregation. Aspirin
 affects platelet function by inhibiting the enzyme prostaglandin cyclooxygenase in
 platelets, thereby preventing the formation of the aggregating agent thromboxane A2.
 This action is irreversible; the effects persist for the life of the platelets
 exposed. Aspirin may also inhibit formation of the platelet aggregation inhibitor
 prostacyclin (prostaglandin I2) in blood vessels; however, this action is
 reversible.
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| Organisms_affected: | Humans and other mammals |