tebipenem pivoxil   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 10864

Synonyms: L-084 | LJC 11,084 | LJC-11,084 | LJC-11084 | Orapenem® | TBPM-PI
Approved drug
tebipenem pivoxil is an approved drug (Japan)
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Tebipenem pivoxil is an orally available pivaloyloxymethyl ester prodrug of the β-lactam antibacterial tebipenem [1-2]. The ester bond is cleaved, releasing active tebipenem (PubChem CID 9800194; LJC-11036). The drug has Gram-negative activity. Tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (SPR994) is another formulation of the same drug.
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 9
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 10
Topological polar surface area 159.34
Molecular weight 497.17
XLogP 1.96
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES C[C@H]([C@H]1C(=O)N2[C@@H]1[C@@H](C)C(=C2C(=O)OCOC(=O)C(C)(C)C)SC1CN(C1)C1=NCCS1)O
Isomeric SMILES C[C@H]([C@H]1C(=O)N2[C@@H]1[C@@H](C)C(=C2C(=O)OCOC(=O)C(C)(C)C)SC1CN(C1)C1=NCCS1)O
InChI InChI=1S/C22H31N3O6S2/c1-11-15-14(12(2)26)18(27)25(15)16(19(28)30-10-31-20(29)22(3,4)5)17(11)33-13-8-24(9-13)21-23-6-7-32-21/h11-15,26H,6-10H2,1-5H3/t11-,12-,14-,15-/m1/s1
InChI Key SNUDIPVBUUXCDG-QHSBEEBCSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Tebipenem Pivoxil (sold as Orapenem) appears to be approved for clinical use in Japan. It has not been authorised by either the FDA or EMA. As of May 2020, oral tebipenem is under active Phase 3 investigation as a treatment for complicated urinary tract infection and acute pyelonephritis.
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial ID Title Type Source Comment References
NCT03788967 Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Orally Administered Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide (SPR994) Compared to Intravenous Ertapenem in Patients With Complicated Urinary Tract Infection (cUTI) or Acute Pyelonephritis (AP) Phase 3 Interventional Spero Therapeutics
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Absorption/Distribution
Tebipenem pivoxil appears to be absorbed by active transport via OATP1A2 and OATP2B1 organic anion transporters in the gut [3].