azidamfenicol   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 12397

Synonyms: azidamphenicol | azidoamfenicol | azidoamphenicol | Thilocof®
Approved drug
azidamfenicol is an approved drug
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Azidamfenicol is an analogue of chloramphenicol and classed as an amphenicol antibacterial compound [1].
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 6
Hydrogen bond donors 3
Rotatable bonds 8
Topological polar surface area 125.06
Molecular weight 295.09
XLogP -0.51
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES OC[C@H]([C@@H](c1ccc(cc1)[N+](=O)[O-])O)NC(=O)CN=[N+]=[N-]
Isomeric SMILES c1cc(ccc1[C@H]([C@@H](CO)NC(=O)CN=[N+]=[N-])O)[N+](=O)[O-]
InChI InChI=1S/C11H13N5O5/c12-15-13-5-10(18)14-9(6-17)11(19)7-1-3-8(4-2-7)16(20)21/h1-4,9,11,17,19H,5-6H2,(H,14,18)/t9-,11-/m1/s1
InChI Key SGRUZFCHLOFYHZ-MWLCHTKSSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Azidamfenicol is used as a topical formulation to treat ocular infections caused by susceptible bacteria. The drug is not approved by the EMA or FDA, but has marketing authorisation in Greece and Cyprus.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
The amphenicol class of antibacterial compounds prevent protein chain elongation by binding to the 23S rRNA component of the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit and inhibiting the peptidyl transferase activity of the bacterial ribosome.