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Tigecycline
- CAS number
- 220620-09-7
- Molecular formula
- C29H39N5O8
- Molecular weight
- 585.6 g/mol

About this molecule
Tigecycline is tetracycline in which the hydroxy group at position 5 and the methyl group at position 6 are replaced by hydrogen, and with a dimethylamino substituent and an (N-tert-butylglycyl)amino substituent at positions 7 and 9, respectively. A glycylcycline antibiotic, it has activity against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including tetracycline-resistant organisms. It is used for the intravenous treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections caused by susceptible organisms. It has a role as an antibacterial drug. It is a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone and a member of tetracyclines. It is a conjugate base of a tigecycline(1+).
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (4S,4aS,5aR,12aR)-9-[[2-(tert-butylamino)acetyl]amino]-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,10,11,12a-tetrahydroxy-3,12-dioxo-4a,5,5a,6-tetrahydro-4H-tetracene-2-carboxamide
- InChIKey
- SOVUOXKZCCAWOJ-HJYUBDRYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC(C)(C)NCC(=O)NC1=CC(=C2C[C@H]3C[C@H]4[C@@H](C(=O)C(=C([C@]4(C(=O)C3=C(C2=C1O)O)O)O)C(=O)N)N(C)C)N(C)C
- PubChem CID
- 54686904
Also known as
Tigecycline · Tygacil · TBG-MINO · GAR-936 · GAR-936,Tigecycline · Tigilcycline · Tygacil(TM) · GAR 936
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