Investigational Drug Details
| Drug ID: | D190 |
| Drug Name: | Cefixime |
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| Type: | small molecule |
| DrugBank ID: | DB00671 |
| DrugBank Description: | Cefixime, an antibiotic, is a third-generation cephalosporin like ceftriaxone and cefotaxime. Cefixime is highly stable in the presence of beta-lactamase enzymes. As a result, many organisms resistant to penicillins and some cephalosporins due to the presence of beta-lactamases, may be susceptible to cefixime. The antibacterial effect of cefixime results from inhibition of mucopeptide synthesis in the bacterial cell wall. |
| PubChem ID: | 5362065 |
| CasNo: | 79350-37-1 |
| Repositioning for NAFLD: | Yes |
| SMILES: | [H][C@]12SCC(C=C)=C(N1C(=O)[C@H]2NC(=O)C(=N/OCC(O)=O)\C1=CSC(N)=N1)C(O)=O |
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| InChiKey: | OKBVVJOGVLARMR-QSWIMTSFSA-N |
| Molecular Weight: | 453.45 |
| DrugBank Targets: | Penicillin-binding protein 2 |
| DrugBank MoA: | Like all beta-lactam antibiotics, cefixime binds to specific penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located inside the bacterial cell wall, causing the inhibition of the third and last stage of bacterial cell wall synthesis. Cell lysis is then mediated by bacterial cell wall autolytic enzymes such as autolysins; it is possible that cefixime interferes with an autolysin inhibitor. |
| DrugBank Pharmacology: | Cefixime, an antibiotic, is a third-generation cephalosporin like ceftriaxone and cefotaxime. Cefixime is highly stable in the presence of beta-lactamase enzymes. As a result, many organisms resistant to penicillins and some cephalosporins due to the presence of beta-lactamases, may be susceptible to cefixime. The antibacterial effect of cefixime results from inhibition of mucopeptide synthesis in the bacterial cell wall. |
| DrugBank Indication: | For use in the treatment of the following infections when caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms: (1) uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Proteus mirabilis</i>, (2) otitis media caused by <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> (beta-lactamase positive and negative strains), <i>Moraxella catarrhalis</i> (most of which are beta-lactamase positive), and <i>S. pyogenes</i>, (3) pharyngitis and tonsillitis caused by <i>S. pyogenes</i>, (4) acute bronchitis and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis caused by <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> and <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> (beta-lactamase positive and negative strains), and (5) uncomplicated gonorrhea (cervical/urethral) caused by <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> (penicillinase- and non-penicillinase-producing strains). |
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| Trial ID | Source ID | Phases | Status | Study Results | Start Date | Last Update Posted | |
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| L3300 | NCT00886366 | PHASE1 | TERMINATED | NO | 2009-04 | 2010-12-07 | Details |
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