ceftibuten   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 12029

Synonyms: 7432-S | Cedax® | SCH 39720
Approved drug
ceftibuten is an approved drug (FDA (1995))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Ceftibuten is a semisynthetic, third generation cephalosporin and belongs to the β-lactam class of antibacterial compounds [1].
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 10
Hydrogen bond donors 4
Rotatable bonds 7
Topological polar surface area 216.46
Molecular weight 410.04
XLogP -2.77
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES OC(=O)C/C=C(\C(=O)N[C@@H]1C(=O)N2[C@@H]1SCC=C2C(=O)O)/c1csc(n1)N
Isomeric SMILES C1C=C(N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)/C(=C\CC(=O)O)/c1csc(n1)N)C(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C15H14N4O6S2/c16-15-17-7(5-27-15)6(1-2-9(20)21)11(22)18-10-12(23)19-8(14(24)25)3-4-26-13(10)19/h1,3,5,10,13H,2,4H2,(H2,16,17)(H,18,22)(H,20,21)(H,24,25)/b6-1-/t10-,13-/m1/s1
InChI Key UNJFKXSSGBWRBZ-BJCIPQKHSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Orally administered ceftibuten dihydrate was marketed in the US (under the trade name Cedax®) but has been discontinued. It was used to treat otitis media, tonsillitis and acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
In common with other β-lactams, ceftibuten binds to penicillin-binding proteins leading to inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis and resulting in bacterial cell lysis and death.
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