Rifapentine

Catalog No.S1760 Batch:S176002

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Technical Data

Formula

C47H64N4O12
Molecular Weight 877.03 CAS No. 61379-65-5
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 100 mg/mL (114.02 mM)
Ethanol 18 mg/mL (20.52 mM)
Water Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Rifapentine (MDL473) is an antibiotic, which inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity, used to treat tuberculosis.
Targets
DNA-dependent RNA polymerase [1]
In vitro Rifapentine inhibits the function of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase in strains of M. tuberculosis, while inducing no effect on mammalian cells. Both Rifapentine and its active metabolite, 25-desacetylrifapentine, localize within monocyte-derived macrophages, thus allowing for intracellular inhibition of M. tuberculosis at a greater kill rate as compared with that of the parent or metabolite alone. Rifapentine is deacetylated in the liver and induces cytochrome P450 much less than rifampin. [1] Rifapentine has shown higher bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities (MICs and MBCs) than RMP, especially against intracellular bacteria growing in human monocyte-derived macrophages. [2]
In vivo Rifapentine inhibits bacterial RNA synthesis by binding to the β-subunit of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase in susceptible species. Rifapentine is generally more active than rifampicin against sensitive strains of M. tuberculosis. [3] Rifapentine significantly increases the rate of antipyrine and pentobarbital metabolism in vivo. Rifapentine also increases liver weight, the content of liver microsomal protein and cytochrome P-450, the activity of NADPH-cytochrome C reductase and NADPH oxidase. [4] Rifapentine combined with isoniazid (INH) and pyrazinamide (PZA) administered daily results in an apparent clearance of M.tuberculosis organisms in the lungs and spleens of infected mice after 10 weeks of treatment. [5]

Protocol (from reference)

Selleck's Rifapentine has been cited by 3 publications

Low-Dose Rifabutin Increases Cytotoxicity in Antimitotic-Drug-Treated Resistant Cancer Cells by Exhibiting Strong P-gp-Inhibitory Activity [ Int J Mol Sci, 2022, 23(13)7383] PubMed: 35806386
Identification of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Brucella Diaminopimelate Decarboxylase by Using a High-Throughput Screening Assay. [ Front Microbiol, 2020, 10:2936] PubMed: 32038511
A High-Throughput Screening Approach To Repurpose FDA-Approved Drugs for Bactericidal Applications against Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variants. [ mSphere, 2018, 3(5)] PubMed: 30381352

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