Pyrazinamide

CHEMBL614 Phase 4 Đã phê duyệt Small molecule
Half-Life
Bioavailability
Protein Binding
Molecular Weight
123.1 g/mol
LogP
-0.6
Phase
4

Pyrazinamide is a first-line antimycobacterial prodrug that is converted by mycobacterial pyrazinamidase to pyrazinoic acid, which disrupts the bacterial membrane potential and interferes with fatty acid biosynthesis and energy metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a key component of standard short-course antituberculosis regimens, particularly valuable for its sterilizing activity against semi-dormant bacilli in acidic environments.

Khối lượng phân tử

123,1100 g/mol

LogP

-0,60

TPSA

68,90 Ų

Lipinski RO5

Đạt

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Cơ chế tác dụng

Administered as an inactive precursor that is metabolically converted to its active form in the body. This prodrug design improves bioavailability, absorption, or targeted delivery compared to the active compound.

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

Cơ chế

Administered as an inactive precursor that is metabolically converted to its active form in the body. This prodrug design improves bioavailability, absorption, or targeted delivery compared to the active compound.

Cấu trúc 2D

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SMILES

NC(=O)c1cnccn1

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H5N3O/c6-5(9)4-3-7-1-2-8-4/h1-3H,(H2,6,9)

Molecular Formula

C5H5N3O

HBD / HBA

1 / 3

Liên kết có thể quay

1

Nguyên tử nặng

9

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.

Câu hỏi thường gặp

Pyrazinamide is a first-line antimycobacterial prodrug that is converted by mycobacterial pyrazinamidase to pyrazinoic acid, which disrupts the bacterial membrane potential and interferes with fatty acid biosynthesis and energy metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a key component of standard short-course antituberculosis regimens, particularly valuable for its sterilizing activity against semi-dormant bacilli in acidic environments.

Administered as an inactive precursor that is metabolically converted to its active form in the body. This prodrug design improves bioavailability, absorption, or targeted delivery compared to the active compound.

Yes, Pyrazinamide 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). CHEMBL614. Open-access bioactivity database.
  • PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 1046. Chemical information database.

Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-28.

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Data sources: ChEMBL, PubChem, DailyMed.