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Repositioning Candidate Details

Candidate ID: R0172
Source ID: DB00607
Source Type: approved; investigational
Compound Type: small molecule
Compound Name: Nafcillin
Synonyms:
Molecular Formula: C21H22N2O5S
SMILES: [H][C@]12SC(C)(C)[C@@H](N1C(=O)[C@H]2NC(=O)C1=C(OCC)C=CC2=CC=CC=C12)C(O)=O
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DrugBank Description: A semi-synthetic antibiotic related to penicillin, Naficillin is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic drug. It is a beta-lactamase-resistant penicillin that is indicated for the treatment of Staphylococcal infections caused by strains that are resistant to other penicillins, except those caused by MRSA. It may be used as a first-line therapy in Methicillin-Sensitive *Staphylococcus aureus* infections [A20360].
CAS Number: 147-52-4
Molecular Weight: 414.475
DrugBank Indication: Indicated in the treatment of infections caused by penicillinase-producing staphylococci which have demonstrated susceptibility to the drug.
DrugBank Pharmacology: Nafcillin is a semisynthetic antibiotic substance derived from 6-amino-penicillanic acid. The drugs in this class are highly resistant to inactivation by staphylococcal penicillinase and are active against penicillinase-producing and non penicillinase-producing strains of Staphylococcus species.
DrugBank MoA: Like other penicillins, nafcillin exerts a bactericidal action against penicillin-susceptible microorganisms during the state of active multiplication in the bacterial cell wall synthesis [FDA Label]. It inhibits the biosynthesis of the bacterial cell wall by forming covalent bonds with penicillin-binding proteins that play a critical role in the final transpeptidation process. Binding to penicillin-binding proteins inhibits the transpeptidase and carboxypeptidase activities conferred by these proteins and prevents the formation of the crosslinks [T28].
Targets: Penicillin-binding protein 1b; Penicillin-binding protein 2B; Penicillin-binding protein 2a; Penicillin-binding protein 3; Penicillin-binding protein 1A
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