TABLE 1

Nelfinavir drug-related parameters

ParameterUnitValueReference
Physicochemical and blood-binding properties
Molecular weightg/mol567.80ChEMBL DrugBank
Log Po:w4.07Longer et al., 1995
Ionization patternDiprotic base
pKa6,11.06
B/P1.00Zhang et al., 2001
Fu0.014
Plasma binding componentAAGMotoya et al., 2006
Absorption phase
ModelADAM
Papp10−6 cm/s, Caco27.11Kim et al., 1998
Solubilitymg/ml4.50Longer et al., 1995
Distribution phase
Prediction methodFull PBPK model Method 1
Vssl/kg2.00 for healthy5.20 for pregnancyPredicted by Simcyp
Elimination phase
CLivl/h37.70Sarapa et al., 2005
CLint,CYP3A (fm,CYP450)μl/min/pmol CYP4501.30 (25.19%)
CLint,CYP2C19 (fm,CYP450)μl/min/pmol CYP45029.62 (15.99%)
CLint,CYP2C9 (fm,CYP450)μl/min/pmol CYP4500.90 (8.72%)
CLint,CYP1A2 (fm,CYP450)μl/min/pmol CYP4500.99 (6.30%)
CLint,CYP2E1 (fm,CYP450)μl/min/pmol CYP4501.43 (11.63%)
CLint,CYP2D6 (fm,CYP450)μl/min/pmol CYP4508.19 (10.17%)
Additional HLM CLint (fm)μl/min/mg protein145.24 (12.00%)
CLint,bile (fCLbile)μl/min/million cells26.35 (10.00%)
CLR (fe)l/h0.57 (2.00%)
Drug interactions
Inhibition
Kinact,CYP3Amin−10.16Kirby et al., 2011
Kapp,CYP3Aμmol/l1.82
Ki,CYP3Aμmol/l4.80Lillibridge et al., 1998
Ki,CYP2C19μmol/l126.00
Ki,CYP1C19μmol/l192.00
Induction
Emax,CYP3A11.20Kirby et al., 2011
EC50CYP3Aμmol/l6.50
  • ADAM, Advanced Dissolution, Absorption, and Metabolism model; B/P, blood-to-plasma partition ratio; CLint,bile, intrinsic biliary clearance; CLint,CYPx, intrinsic clearance via the listed CYP450 isozyme; CLiv, intravenous clearance; CLR, renal clearance; EC50CYP3A, nelfinavir concentration that produces half-maximal induction of CYP3A; Emax,CYP3A, maximal fold induction of CYP3A relative to control; fCLbile, fraction of drug excreted in the bile; fe, fraction of drug excreted in the urine; fm,CYP450, fraction metabolized by CYP450 enzymes; fu, unbound fractions in plasma; Kapp,CYP3A, concentration of mechanism-based inhibitor associated with half-maximal inactivation rate of CYP3A enzymes; ki,CYPx, concentration of inhibitor that produces half-maximal inhibition of CYP450 isozyme; kinact,CYP3A, maximum inactivation rate of CYP3A; pKa, acid dissociation constant; Po:w, octanol-water partition coefficient; Vss, steady-state volume of distribution.