Fidaxomicin

Catalog No.S4227 Batch:S422708

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Technical Data

Formula

C52H74Cl2O18

Molecular Weight 1058.04 CAS No. 873857-62-6
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 100 mg/mL (94.51 mM)
Ethanol 6 mg/mL (5.67 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 Fidaxomicin is a narrow spectrum macrocyclic antibiotic that inhibits RNA polymerase sigma subunit.
Targets
RNA polymerase [1]
In vitro

Fidaxomicin acts as a RNA polymerase inhibitor by binding to the DNA template–RNA polymerase (RNAP) complex prior to the formation of the open RNAP-DNA complex in which transcription is initiated. Therefore it will inhibit protein synthesis. As a result, apoptosis is triggered in susceptible organisms such as C. difficile. [1]

In vivo

The minimum inhibitory concentration for 90% of organisms for fidaxomicin against C. difficile is 0.9978 to 2 μg/mL. Fidaxomicin is not systemically absorbed as shown by a plasma concentrations below the lower limit of quantification after single-dose or multiple-dose. In contrast, fecal concentrations of fidaxomicin are much higher and are concentration-dependent. Cmax = 2 hours; Tmax = 5.2 ng/mL; AUC = 14 ng•hr/mL. Fidaxomicin is hydrolyzed by gastric acid or intestinal microsomes into a less active metabolite (OP-1118). The cytochrome enzyme system are not involved in the metabolism of fidaxomicin. [1]

Protocol (from reference)

Selleck's Fidaxomicin has been cited by 9 publications

Genetic determinants of resistance to antimicrobial therapeutics are rare in publicly available Clostridioides difficile genome sequences [ J Antimicrob Chemother, 2024, dkae101] PubMed: 38598696
High-throughput, fluorescent-aptamer-based measurements of steady-state transcription rates for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA polymerase [ Nucleic Acids Res, 2023, 51(19):e99] PubMed: 37739412
High-throughput, fluorescent-aptamer-based measurements of steady-state transcription rates for Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA polymerase [ bioRxiv, 2023, 2023.03.13.532464] PubMed: 36993414
Molecular dissection of RbpA-mediated regulation of fidaxomicin sensitivity in mycobacteria [ J Biol Chem, 2022, 298(4):101752] PubMed: 35189142
Myxopyronin B inhibits growth of a Fidaxomicin-resistant Clostridioides difficile isolate and interferes with toxin synthesis [ Gut Pathog, 2022, 14(1):4] PubMed: 34991700
Clostridium butyricum enhances colonization resistance against Clostridioides difficile by metabolic and immune modulation [ Sci Rep, 2021, 11(1):15007] PubMed: 34294848
Drug Repurposing of Pyrimidine Analogs as Potent Antiviral Compounds Against Human Enterovirus A71 Infection With Potential Clinical Applications [ Sci Rep, 2020, 18;10(1):8159] PubMed: 32424333
Antibacterial activity of novel dual bacterial DNA type II topoisomerase inhibitors. [ PLoS One, 2020, 15(2):e0228509] PubMed: 32074119
Antiviral candidates against the hepatitis E virus (HEV) and their combinations inhibit HEV growth in in vitro. [ Antiviral Res, 2019, 170:104570] PubMed: 31362004

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