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Investigational Drug Details

Drug ID: D172
Drug Name: Nafcillin
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Type: small molecule
DrugBank ID: DB00607
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].
PubChem ID: 8982
CasNo: 147-52-4
Repositioning for NAFLD: Yes
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
Structure:
InChiKey: GPXLMGHLHQJAGZ-JTDSTZFVSA-N
Molecular Weight: 414.475
DrugBank Targets: Penicillin-binding protein 1b; Penicillin-binding protein 2B; Penicillin-binding protein 2a; Penicillin-binding protein 3; Penicillin-binding protein 1A
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].
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 Indication: Indicated in the treatment of infections caused by penicillinase-producing staphylococci which have demonstrated susceptibility to the drug.
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