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natural remedies · Ingredient

Melatonin

Formula: C13H16N2O2 · MW: 232.283 · Drug-likeness: 0.845

⚗️ Identity
Name
Melatonin
Aliases / Synonyms
73-31-4; Melatonine; N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine; Circadin; N-[2-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide; 5-Methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine; N-(2-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)acetamide; Melatol; Melovine
🧪 Chemistry
Molecular Weight
232.2830
LogP
1.8551
Drug-likeness
0.845
Oral Bioavailability
52.9610
H-Bond Acceptors
2
H-Bond Donors
2
Rotatable Bonds
4
🔗 External References
PubChem CID
CAS Number
InChIKey
DRLFMBDRBRZALE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
215
Clinical Trials
205
Meta-Analyses
99
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT00097474
Effects of Hydrocortisone, Melatonin, and Placebo on Jet Lag
Completed · Phase 2 · Jet Lag
NCT02639741
Preoperative Melatonin or Vitamin C Administration on Postoperative Analgesia
Completed · Phase 4 · Postoperative Pain
NCT04530539
The Effect of Melatonin and Vitamin C on COVID-19
Completed · Covid19|SARS-CoV Infection
NCT00000171
Study of Melatonin: Sleep Problems in Alzheimer's Disease
Completed · Phase 3 · Alzheimer Disease|Dyssomnias
NCT00230737
Effects of Melatonin on Insomnia Symptoms in Older Adults
Completed · Phase 2 · Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorde
NCT00238108
Melatonin Supplements for Improving Sleep in Individuals With Hypertension
Completed · Phase 2 · Sleep Disorders|Hypertension
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42020207400
Use of melatonin in cisplatin-induced loss of primordial follicles in mice ovaries: systematic review
CRD42021276835
Can oral exogenous melatonin be a standard or adjunct treatment for patients with hypertension? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Hypertension
CRD42021236174
Exogenous melatonin for sleep disturbances in Parkinson`s disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Sleep disturbances in Parkinson`s disease
CRD42020221060
Effects of long-term melatonin treatment on fasting plasma glucose, insulin, HbA1c and HOMA – A systematic review
althy adults or adult patients with metabolic disease (Type 2 diabetes (T2DM), n
CRD42021283962
Melatonin and ramelteon in the treatment of delirium - A systematic review
Delirium, defined as a disturbance of attention, awareness and a change in basel
CRD42020201910
Melatonin levels in periodontal disease vs health: A systematic review and meta-analysis
periodontal disease which is an oral inflammatory condition of bacterial origin
📚 Sample References
PMID 31605630
Melatonin attenuates epidermal growth factor-induced cathepsin S expression in ARPE-19 cells: Implications for proliferative vitreoretinopathy
J Pineal Res · 2020
PMID 31710386
Melatonin activates cell death programs for the suppression of uterine leiomyoma cell proliferation
J Pineal Res · 2020
PMID 31743484
Melatonin ameliorates SGLT2 inhibitor-induced diabetic ketoacidosis by inhibiting lipolysis and hepatic ketogenesis in type 2 diabetic mice
J Pineal Res · 2020
PMID 31762195
Role of melatonin as an SIRT1 enhancer in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease induced by cigarette smoke
J Cell Mol Med · 2020
PMID 31863775
Effect of melatonin on T/B cell activation and immune regulation in pinealectomy mice
Life Sci · 2020
PMID 31867684
Melatonin modulates airway smooth muscle cell phenotype by targeting the STAT3/Akt/GSK-3β pathway in experimental asthma
Cell Tissue Res · 2020