Rifamycin
Rifamycin is a macrocyclic antibiotic of the ansamycin class produced by Amycolatopsis rifamycinica that inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase by binding to its beta subunit, blocking transcription initiation and RNA chain elongation in susceptible bacteria. It is used as a non-absorbable oral antibiotic for prevention of traveler's diarrhea and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy, and is also the parent compound of the clinically important rifamycin derivatives.
Peso Molecular
697,8000 g/mol
LogP
4,90
TPSA
201,00 Ų
Regra dos 5 de Lipinski
Reprovado
Áreas Terapêuticas
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Estrutura 2D
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SMILES
CO[C@H]1/C=C/O[C@@]2(C)Oc3c(C)c(O)c4c(O)c(cc(O)c4c3C2=O)NC(=O)/C(C)=C\C=C\[C@H](C)[C@H](O)[C@@H](C)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](C)[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H]1C
InChI
InChI=1S/C37H47NO12/c1-16-11-10-12-17(2)36(46)38-23-15-24(40)26-27(32(23)44)31(43)21(6)34-28(26)35(45)37(8,50-34)48-14-13-25(47-9)18(3)33(49-22(7)39)20(5)30(42)19(4)29(16)41/h10-16,18-20,25,29-30,33,40-44H,1-9H3,(H,38,46)/b11-10+,14-13+,17-12-/t16-,18+,19+,20+,25-,29-,30+,33+,37-/m0/s1
Molecular Formula
C37H47NO12
HBD / HBA
6 / 12
Ligações Rotacionáveis
3
Átomos Pesados
50
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.
Perguntas frequentes
Rifamycin is a macrocyclic antibiotic of the ansamycin class produced by Amycolatopsis rifamycinica that inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase by binding to its beta subunit, blocking transcription initiation and RNA chain elongation in susceptible bacteria. It is used as a non-absorbable oral antibiotic for prevention of traveler's diarrhea and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy, and is also the parent compound of the clinically important rifamycin derivatives.
Yes, Rifamycin is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL437765. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 6324616. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-28.
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