Bacitracin
A polypeptide antibiotic that disrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis by inhibiting a key step in peptidoglycan construction, effective mainly against Gram-positive bacteria. It is primarily used topically on skin wounds and in ophthalmic ointments.
Masse moléculaire
1422,7000 g/mol
LogP
-4,10
TPSA
556,00 Ų
Règle des 5 de Lipinski
Non conforme
Aires thérapeutiques
Mécanisme d'action
Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.
Structure 2D
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SMILES
CC[C@H](C)[C@H](N)C1=N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H]2CCCCNC(=O)[C@H](CC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](CC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc3cnc[nH]3)NC(=O)[C@@H](Cc3ccccc3)NC(=O)[C@H]([C@@H](C)CC)NC(=O)[C@@H](CCCN)NC2=O)[C@@H](C)CC)CS1
InChI
InChI=1S/C66H103N17O16S/c1-9-35(6)52(69)66-81-48(32-100-66)63(97)76-43(26-34(4)5)59(93)74-42(22-23-50(85)86)58(92)83-53(36(7)10-2)64(98)75-40-20-15-16-25-71-55(89)46(29-49(68)84)78-62(96)47(30-51(87)88)79-61(95)45(28-39-31-70-33-72-39)77-60(94)44(27-38-18-13-12-14-19-38)80-65(99)54(37(8)11-3)82-57(91)41(21-17-24-67)73-56(40)90/h12-14,18-19,31,33-37,40-48,52-54H,9-11,15-17,20-30,32,67,69H2,1-8H3,(H2,68,84)(H,70,72)(H,71,89)(H,73,90)(H,74,93)(H,75,98)(H,76,97)(H,77,94)(H,78,96)(H,79,95)(H,80,99)(H,82,91)(H,83,92)(H,85,86)(H,87,88)/t35-,36-,37-,40-,41+,42+,43-,44+,45-,46-,47+,48-,52-,53-,54-/m0/s1
Molecular Formula
C66H103N17O16S
HBD / HBA
17 / 21
Liaisons Rotatives
31
Atomes Lourds
100
No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
Foire aux questions
A polypeptide antibiotic that disrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis by inhibiting a key step in peptidoglycan construction, effective mainly against Gram-positive bacteria. It is primarily used topically on skin wounds and in ophthalmic ointments.
Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.
Yes, Bacitracin is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Protein.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1200558. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 10909430. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-04.
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