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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR0445)
Name
Clarithromycin
Synonyms
clarithromycin; 81103-11-9; Biaxin; 6-O-Methylerythromycin; Klaricid; 6-O-Methylerythromycin a; Clarithromycine; Clathromycin; Abbott-56268; Erythromycin, 6-O-methyl-; A-56268; Macladin; Clarith; Klacid; Kofron; Veclam; Clarithromycinum; Naxy; TE-031; Biaxin XL; UNII-H1250JIK0A; Clarithromycin identity; C38H69NO13; (3R,4S,5S,6R,7R,9R,11R,12R,13S,14R)-6-(((2S,3R,4S,6R)-4-(dimethylamino)-3-hydroxy-6-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)-14-ethyl-12,13-dihydroxy-4-(((2R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4,6-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)-7-methoxy-3,5,7,9,11,13-hexamethyloxacyclotetradecane-2,10-dione; Prevpac; CHEBI:3732; H1250JIK0A; Claritromicina; Abbotic; Astromen; Bicrolid; Clacine; Clambiotic; Claribid; Claricide; Claridar; Claripen; Fromilid; Heliclar; Klaciped; Mabicrol; Clacee; Clacid; Clarem; Crixan; Cyllid; Klabax; Klarid; Klarin; Maclar; Zeclar; Helas; Mavid; Adel; Biaxin filmtab; Klax; Biaxin HP; Biaxin xl filmtab; Klaricid Pediatric; CLA; Clarithromycin extended release; DRG-0099; Klaricid H.P.; CTY; SMR000466382; Clarithromycine [INN-French]; Clarithromycinum [INN-Latin]; Claritromicina [INN-Spanish]; SR-05000001992; 116836-41-0; Clarithromycin (Biaxin, Klacid); clarithromycina; Cyllind; CCRIS 8833; Klaricid XL; HSDB 8055; (14R)-14-Hydroxyclarithromycin; TE031; (3R,4S,5S,6R,7R,9R,11R,12R,13S,14R)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,6R)-4-(dimethylamino)-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxy-14-ethyl-12,13-dihydroxy-4-[(2R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4,6-dimethyl-tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxy-7-methoxy-3,5,7,9,11,13-hexamethyl-oxacyclotetradecane-2,10-dione; (3R,4S,5S,6R,7R,9R,11R,12R,13S,14R)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,6R)-4-(dimethylamino)-3-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-14-ethyl-12,13-dihydroxy-4-[(2R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4,6-dimethyloxan-2-yl]oxy-7-methoxy; Clarithromycin,(S); Biaxin (TN); Clarithromycin, 97%; Spectrum_000089; CPD000466382; Clarithromycin [USAN:USP:INN:BAN:JAN]; SpecPlus_000559; 6-O-methyl erythromycin; O(6)-methylerythromycin; CLA;; Spectrum2_001668; Spectrum3_001667; Spectrum4_000629; Spectrum5_001729; 6-0-methylerythromycin A; CHEMBL1741; SCHEMBL38125; BSPBio_003453; KBioGR_001218; KBioSS_000509; MLS000759516; MLS001201751; MLS001424066; BIDD:GT0200; DivK1c_006655; SPECTRUM1504231; SPBio_001855; Lactoferrin B & Clarithromycin; Lactoferrin H & Clarithromycin; DTXSID3022829; Clarithromycin & Interleukin-12; CLM & IL-12; GTPL10903; KBio1_001599; KBio2_000509; KBio2_003077; KBio2_005645; KBio3_002673; ANX-015; SDP-015; Clarithromycin (JP17/USP/INN); Clarithromycin, >=95% (HPLC); Clarithromycin, >=98% (HPLC); HMS1922H09; HMS2051G18; HMS2090O11; HMS2094M05; HMS2231A08; HMS3715J17; Pharmakon1600-01504231; EBD13493; BDBM50404044; CCG-39086; LMPK04000014; MFCD00865140; NSC758704; s2555; ZINC85534098; AKOS015894242; CS-2576; DB01211; MCULE-7168853332; NC00140; NSC 758704; NSC-758704; NCGC00178054-01; NCGC00178054-06; (3R,4S,5S,6R,7R,9R,11R,12R,13S,14R)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,6R)-4-(dimethylamino)-3-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-14-ethyl-12,13-dihydroxy-4-[(2R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4,6-dimethyloxan-2-yl]oxy-7-methoxy-3,5,7,9,11,13-hexamethyl-oxacyclotetradecane-2,10-dione; H781; HY-17508; SBI-0206716.P001; Clarithromycin 100 microg/mL in Acetonitrile; C06912; D00276; J10130; AB00053394-10; AB00053394-12; AB00053394-13; AB00053394_14; AB00053394_15; 103C119; Q118551; Q-200870; SR-05000001992-1; SR-05000001992-2; BRD-K49668410-001-07-1; BRD-K49668410-001-18-8; Clarithromycin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard; Clarithromycin, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard; Clarithromycin Identity, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard; Clarithromycin, Ready Made Solution, 50 mg/mL in DMSO, 0.2 mum filtered; Clarithromycin for peak identification, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard; Clarithromycin, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material; (3R,4S,5S,6R,7R,9R,11R,12R,13S,14R)-6-{[(2S,3R,4S,6R)-4-(dimethylamino)-3-hydroxy-6-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}-14-ethyl-12,13-dihydroxy-4-{[(2R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4,6-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}-7-methoxy-3,5,7,9,11,13-hexamethyloxacyclotetradecane-2,10-dione (non-preferred name); (3R,4S,5S,6R,7R,9R,11S, 12R,13S,14S)-6-{[(2S,3R,4S,6R)- 4-dimethylamino-3-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}-14-ethyl-12,13-dihydroxy- 4-{[(2R,4S,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4,6- dimethyloxan-2-yl]oxy}-7-methoxy-3,5,7,9,11,13-hexamethyl-1- oxacyclotetradecane-2,10-dione
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Bacterial infection [ICD-11: 1A00-1C4Z] Approved [1]
Investigative
Structure
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ADMET Property
BDDCS Class
Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System (BDDCS) Class 3: high solubility and low permeability
Bioavailability
55% of drug becomes completely available to its intended biological destination(s)
Clearance
The drug present in the plasma can be removed from the body at the rate of 7.3 mL/min/kg
Elimination
35% of drug is excreted from urine in the unchanged form
Half-life
The concentration or amount of drug in body reduced by one-half in 2.8 hours
MRTD
The Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose (MRTD) of drug that ensured maximising efficacy and moderate side effect is 11.13677 micromolar/kg/day
Unbound Fraction
The unbound fraction of drug in plasma is 0.23%
Vd
Fluid volume that would be required to contain the amount of drug present in the body at the same concentration as in the plasma 1.5 L/kg
Water Solubility
The ability of drug to dissolve in water is measured as 2 mg/mL
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Formula
C38H69NO13
PubChem CID
84029
Canonical SMILES
CCC1C(C(C(C(=O)C(CC(C(C(C(C(C(=O)O1)C)OC2CC(C(C(O2)C)O)(C)OC)C)OC3C(C(CC(O3)C)N(C)C)O)(C)OC)C)C)O)(C)O
InChI
1S/C38H69NO13/c1-15-26-38(10,45)31(42)21(4)28(40)19(2)17-37(9,47-14)33(52-35-29(41)25(39(11)12)16-20(3)48-35)22(5)30(23(6)34(44)50-26)51-27-18-36(8,46-13)32(43)24(7)49-27/h19-27,29-33,35,41-43,45H,15-18H2,1-14H3/t19-,20-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26-,27+,29-,30+,31-,32+,33-,35+,36-,37-,38-/m1/s1
InChIKey
AGOYDEPGAOXOCK-KCBOHYOISA-N
CAS Number
CAS 81103-11-9
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:3732
TTD Drug ID
D0Z1ZM
DrugBank ID
DB01211
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Natural Product(s) Able to Enhance the Efficacy of This Drug
          Plaunotol      Croton sublyratus     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    In-vivo Model Specific-pathogen-free, 5-week-old male Mongolian gerbils were orally inoculated with 2 mL of bacterial suspension having a density of 1 * 108 cfu/mL.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Plaunotol and clarithromycin combination exhibited synergistic effects in the treatment of diseases associated with clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Bacterial 50S ribosomal RNA (Bact 50S rRNA)  Molecule Info  [3]
Cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2)  Molecule Info 
Pyruvate kinase PKM  Molecule Info 
References
Reference 1 Natural products as sources of new drugs over the last 25 years. J Nat Prod. 2007 Mar;70(3):461-77.
Reference 2 Effect of plaunotol in combination with clarithromycin against clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori in vitro and in vivo. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 Nov;60(5):1060-3.
Reference 3 Structural basis for the interaction of antibiotics with the peptidyl transferase centre in eubacteria. Nature. 2001 Oct 25;413(6858):814-21.
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (suilab@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China