fosmidomycin   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 9739

Synonyms: FR-31564
PDB Ligand Antimalarial Ligand
Comment: Fosmidomycin was first identified as antibacterial but also has antimalarial activity.

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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 4
Hydrogen bond donors 3
Rotatable bonds 5
Topological polar surface area 107.88
Molecular weight 183.03
XLogP -2.24
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES O=CN(CCCP(=O)(O)O)O
Isomeric SMILES O=CN(CCCP(=O)(O)O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C4H10NO5P/c6-4-5(7)2-1-3-11(8,9)10/h4,7H,1-3H2,(H2,8,9,10)
InChI Key GJXWDTUCERCKIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Guide to Malaria Pharmacology Comments
Fosmidomycin is under clinical development as a treatment for uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria. Fosmidomycin provides effective initial clearance of asexual blood stage parasites but concerns have arisen regarding recrudescence rates when the compound is used as a monotherapy in the treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria [2].

Potential Target/Mechanism Of Action: Fosmidomycin is believed to block the non-mevalonate (MEP) pathway of isoprenoid precursor biosynthesis by inhibiting the second enzyme in the pathway, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) [1].