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R0533

Sigma-Aldrich

Rifapentine

Synonym(s):

3-(((4-cyclopentyl-1-piperazinyl)imino)methyl)rifamycin, Cyclopentylrifampicin, DL 473

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C47H64N4O12
CAS Number:
61379-65-5
Molecular Weight:
877.03
EC Number:
262-743-9
UNSPSC Code:
51283603
PubChem Substance ID:
329823987
NACRES:
NA.85

Assay

≥93.5%

form

powder or crystals

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria
mycobacteria

Mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C47H64N4O12/c1-24-13-12-14-25(2)46(59)49-37-32(23-48-51-20-18-50(19-21-51)31-15-10-11-16-31)41(56)34-35(42(37)57)40(55)29(6)44-36(34)45(58)47(8,63-44)61-22-17-33(60-9)26(3)43(62-30(7)52)28(5)39(54)27(4)38(24)53/h12-14,17,22-24,26-28,31,33,38-39,43,53-57H,10-11,15-16,18-21H2,1-9H3,(H,49,59)/b13-12+,22-17+,25-14-,48-23?/t24-,26+,27+,28+,33?,38-,39+,43+,47-/m0/s1

InChI key

WDZCUPBHRAEYDL-OABFQHKQSA-N

General description

Chemical structure: macrolide

Application

Rifapentine is an antibiotic clinically used to treat tuberculosis. It is used in tuberculosis research.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Rifapentine is a semisynthetic derivative of rifampicin with antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Rifapentine inhibits DNA-dependant RNA polymerase and prevents RNA transcription. It interacts with bacterial RNA polymerase but does not inhibit the mammalian enzyme.
Semisynthetic derivative of rifampicin with antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial and against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Rifapentine inhibits DNA-dependant RNA polymerase and prevents RNA transcription.

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Precautionary Statements

P261 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Deepak Almeida et al.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 5(1), e933-e933 (2011-01-20)
treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, or Buruli ulcer (BU), has shifted from surgery to treatment with streptomycin(STR)+rifampin(RIF) since 2004 based on studies in a mouse model and clinical trials. We tested two entirely oral regimens for BU treatment, rifampin(RIF)+clarithromycin(CLR) and
K E Dooley et al.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 91(5), 881-888 (2012-04-05)
Rifapentine (RP T) is an antituberculosis drug that may shorten treatment duration when substituted for rifampin (RI F).The maximal tolerated daily dose of RP T and its potential for cytochrome 3A4 induction and autoinduction at clinically relevant doses are unknown.
John Gar Yan Chan et al.
Expert opinion on drug delivery, 11(3), 421-431 (2014-01-09)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains rampant throughout the world, in large part due to the lengthy treatment times of current therapeutic options. Rifapentine, a rifamycin antibiotic, is currently approved for intermittent dosing in the treatment of TB. Recent animal studies have shown
Ian M Rosenthal et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 56(8), 4331-4340 (2012-06-06)
In previous experiments, replacing the 10-mg/kg of body weight daily dose of rifampin with 7.5 to 10 mg/kg of rifapentine in combinations containing isoniazid and pyrazinamide reduced the duration of treatment needed to cure tuberculosis in BALB/c mice by approximately
Ming Zhang et al.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 183(9), 1254-1261 (2011-02-19)
Daily rifapentine plus isoniazid-pyrazinamide in mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces cure in 3 months. Whether cure corresponds to latent infection contained by host immunity or true tissue sterilization is unknown. To determine the length of treatment with rifapentine-isoniazid-pyrazinamide or
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