Repositioning Candidate Details
| Candidate ID: | R0151 |
| Source ID: | DB00447 |
| Source Type: | approved; investigational; withdrawn |
| Compound Type: | small molecule |
| Compound Name: | Loracarbef |
| Synonyms: | Anhydrous loracarbef; Loracarbef anhydrous; Loracarbef, anhydrous |
| Molecular Formula: | C16H16ClN3O4 |
| SMILES: | N[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@H]1[C@H]2CCC(Cl)=C(N2C1=O)C(O)=O)C1=CC=CC=C1 |
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| DrugBank Description: | Loracarbef is a carbacephem antibiotic sometimes grouped together with the second-generation cephalosporin antibiotics. It is marketed under the trade name Lorabid. |
| CAS Number: | 76470-66-1 |
| Molecular Weight: | 349.769 |
| DrugBank Indication: | Used to treat upper respiratory tract bacterial infections, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, pharyntitis and tonsillitis, skin absceses, urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis caused by <i>E. coli</i>, <i>S. pyogenes</i>, <i>S. aureus</i>, <i>S. saprphyticus</i>, <i>S. penumoniae</i>, <i>H. influenzae</i> and <i>M. catarrhalis</i>. |
| DrugBank Pharmacology: | Loracarbef is considered a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic. The advantages of cephalosporin antibiotics include a broad range of activity, a safe record in children with almost no dose-related toxicity, and the lack of need to monitor levels. Adverse reactions are rare and consist primarily of hypersensitivity reactions with urticaria, nonspecific rash, and pruritus. Loracarbef can be used to treat a large number of bacterial infections caused by gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, including upper respiratory tract bacterial infections, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, pharyntitis and tonsillitis, skin absceses, urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis caused by <i>E. coli</i>, <i>S. pyogenes</i>, <i>S. aureus</i>, <i>S. saprphyticus</i>, <i>S. penumoniae</i>, <i>H. influenzae</i> and <i>M. catarrhalis</i>. |
| DrugBank MoA: | Loracarbef is an oral, synthetic beta-lactam antibiotic of the carbacephem class. Chemically, carbacephems differ from cephalosporin-class antibiotics in the dihydrothiazine ring where a methylene group has been substituted for a sulfur atom. Loracarbef has a spectrum of activity similar to that of the second generation cephalosporins. It is structurally identical to cefaclor except for a sulfur atom that has been replaced by a methylene group. This change gives greater chemical stability in solution and allows storage at room temperature. Loracarbef, like all b-lactams and cephalosporins, inhibits penicillin binding proteins, enzymes that create the cross-linkage of the peptidoglycan polymer. This binding leads to interference with the formation and remodeling of the cell wall structure. |
| Targets: | Penicillin-binding protein 3 inhibitor; Penicillin-binding protein 1A inhibitor |
| Inclusion Criteria: | Indication associated |
| Strategy ID | Strategy | Synonyms | Related Targets | Related Drugs |
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| Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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| I01 | 552 | Pneumonia | A lung disease that involves lung parenchyma or alveolar inflammation and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid (consolidation and exudation). It results from a variety of causes including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, and chemical or physical injury to the lungs. It is accompanied by fever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia | disease of anatomical entity/respiratory system disease/ lower respiratory tract disease/lung disease | Details |
| I09 | 104 | Bacterial infectious disease | A disease by infectious agent that results_in infection, has_material_basis_in Bacteria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathogenic_bacteria | disease by infectious agent | Details |