Mupirocin

CHEMBL719 Phase 4 अनुमोदित Small molecule
Half-Life
Bioavailability
Protein Binding
Molecular Weight
500.6 g/mol
LogP
3.0
Phase
4

Topical application defines the therapeutic use of mupirocin, supplied as a cream or ointment for bacterial infections of the skin such as impetigo and infected wounds. The drug prevents bacteria from synthesising the proteins required for survival, an action exerted locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption. That confinement to the skin surface is deliberate, since it limits systemic exposure while concentrating the agent where the organisms reside. Its structure is unusual among antibacterial agents, C26H44O9 with a molecular weight near 500.6 g/mol and no beta-lactam ring. The compound is approved and has completed the final phase of clinical development.

This topical antibiotic cream or ointment is applied directly to the skin to treat bacterial skin infections such as impetigo and infected wounds. It works by stopping bacteria from making essential proteins they need to survive, clearing the infection within a week or two of regular application.

आणविक भार

500.6000 g/mol

LogP

3.00

TPSA

146.00 Ų

लिपिंस्की RO5

उत्तीर्ण

चिकित्सीय क्षेत्र

क्रिया का तंत्र

Mupirocin reversibly binds bacterial isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase, preventing the charging of transfer RNA with isoleucine and halting bacterial protein synthesis. The bacterial enzyme differs enough from its human counterpart to give selective toxicity, and no other antibacterial class shares the target, so cross-resistance is uncommon.

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

तंत्र

Mupirocin reversibly binds bacterial isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase, preventing the charging of transfer RNA with isoleucine and halting bacterial protein synthesis. The bacterial enzyme differs enough from its human counterpart to give …

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SMILES

C/C(=C\C(=O)OCCCCCCCCC(=O)O)C[C@@H]1OC[C@H](C[C@@H]2O[C@H]2[C@@H](C)[C@H](C)O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O

InChI

InChI=1S/C26H44O9/c1-16(13-23(30)33-11-9-7-5-4-6-8-10-22(28)29)12-20-25(32)24(31)19(15-34-20)14-21-26(35-21)17(2)18(3)27/h13,17-21,24-27,31-32H,4-12,14-15H2,1-3H3,(H,28,29)/b16-13+/t17-,18-,19-,20-,21-,24+,25-,26-/m0/s1

Molecular Formula

C26H44O9

HBD / HBA

4 / 9

घूर्णनीय बंधन

17

भारी परमाणु

35

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.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

This topical antibiotic cream or ointment is applied directly to the skin to treat bacterial skin infections such as impetigo and infected wounds. It works by stopping bacteria from making essential proteins they need to survive, clearing the infection within a week or two of regular application.

Mupirocin reversibly binds bacterial isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase, preventing the charging of transfer RNA with isoleucine and halting bacterial protein synthesis. The bacterial enzyme differs enough from its human counterpart to give selective toxicity, and no other antibacterial class shares the target, so cross-resistance is uncommon.

Yes, Mupirocin is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.

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References & Data Sources

  • ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL719. Open-access bioactivity database.
  • PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 446596. Chemical information database.

Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-08-20.

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Data sources: ChEMBL, PubChem, DailyMed.