rifabutin   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 12015

Synonyms: BV100 (for infusion) | LM 427 | Mycobutin® | Rifabutine
Approved drug
rifabutin is an approved drug (FDA (1992), UK (2003))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Rifabutin is a derivative of rifamycin S and belongs to the ansamycin group of antibacterial compounds [1]. It is on the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines (link provided in the Classification table, under the Summary tab below) for use as an oral antituberculosis medication.
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 12
Hydrogen bond donors 5
Rotatable bonds 5
Topological polar surface area 209.04
Molecular weight 846.44
XLogP 5.13
No. Lipinski's rules broken 2
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CO[C@H]1/C=C/O[C@@]2(C)Oc3c(C2=O)c2c(c(c3C)O)c(O)c(=NC(=O)/C(=C\C=C\[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]1C)OC(=O)C)C)O)C)O)C)/C)c1=NC3(Nc21)CCN(CC3)CC(C)C
Isomeric SMILES C[C@H]1/C=C/C=C(\C(=O)N=c2c(c3c(c4c2=NC2(N4)CCN(CC2)CC(C)C)c2c(c(c3O)C)O[C@@](C2=O)(O/C=C/[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]1O)C)O)C)OC(=O)C)C)OC)C)O)/C
InChI InChI=1S/C46H62N4O11/c1-22(2)21-50-18-16-46(17-19-50)48-34-31-32-39(54)28(8)42-33(31)43(56)45(10,61-42)59-20-15-30(58-11)25(5)41(60-29(9)51)27(7)38(53)26(6)37(52)23(3)13-12-14-24(4)44(57)47-36(40(32)55)35(34)49-46/h12-15,20,22-23,25-27,30,37-38,41,48,52-55H,16-19,21H2,1-11H3/b13-12+,20-15+,24-14-,47-36?/t23-,25+,26+,27+,30-,37-,38+,41+,45-/m0/s1
InChI Key ZWBTYMGEBZUQTK-PVLSIAFMSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Rifabutin can be used as a monotherapy to treat latent tuberculosis, or in combination with other antimycobacterial medications for active infection. It is most commonly used in people with HIV/AIDS who are taking antiretroviral drugs and who are unable to be prescribed rifampicin.
BV100 is an intravenous formulation of rifabutin that is being developed by BioVersys AG as a treatment for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections [2]. It has completed a number of Phase 1 clinical trials and has progressed to Phase 2 evaluation (NCT05685615).
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial ID Title Type Source Comment References
NCT05685615 PK of BV100 in Patients VABP Suspected or Confirmed to be Due to CRAB Phase 2 Interventional BioVersys AG
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