isoniazid   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 12761

Synonyms: isonicotinic acid hydrazide | Nydrazid® | Rimifon®
Approved drug PDB Ligand
isoniazid is an approved drug (FDA (1952), UK)
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Isoniazid is an antimycobacterial drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) [1]. Functionally, it inhibits the synthesis of mycolic acid, an essential component of the mycobacterial cell wall [3].
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 2
Topological polar surface area 67.48
Molecular weight 137.14
XLogP -1.72
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES C1=C(C=CN=C1)C(=O)NN
Isomeric SMILES C1=CN=CC=C1C(=O)NN
InChI InChI=1S/C6H7N3O/c7-9-6(10)5-1-3-8-4-2-5/h1-4H,7H2,(H,9,10)
InChI Key QRXWMOHMRWLFEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Bioactivity Comments
Isoniazid has narrow-spectrum antibacterial activity that is specific to select species of Mycobacterium. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis are inhibited by isoniazid in the range of 0.02-0.2 μg/ml [2].