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Drug Details

General Information of the Drug (ID: DR1137)
Name
Meropenem
Synonyms
meropenem; 96036-03-2; Merrem; Meropenem anhydrous; Meropenemum; Antibiotic SM 7338; MERONEM; SM-7338; MEPM; 119478-56-7; UNII-YOP6PX0BAO; CHEBI:43968; Meropenemum [INN-Latin]; (4R,5S,6S)-3-[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]sulfanyl-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid; Meropenem (INN); Meropenem [INN]; Meropenem Hydrate; YOP6PX0BAO; Merrem I.V.; ICI-194660; (4R,5S,6S)-3-(((3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)thio)-6-((R)-1-hydroxyethyl)-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid; (4r,5s,6s)-3-{[(3s,5s)-5-(Dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-Yl]sulfanyl}-6-[(1r)-1-Hydroxyethyl]-4-Methyl-7-Oxo-1-Azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-Ene-2-Carboxylic Acid; 96036-03-2 (free); SM 7338; (4R,5S,6S)-3-{[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]thio}-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid; ICI 194,660; NCGC00016962-01; ICI 194660; DSSTox_CID_25526; DSSTox_RID_80930; DSSTox_GSID_45526; Meropen; (1R,5S,6S)-2-[(3S,5S)-5-DIMETHYLAMINOCARBONYLPYRROLIDIN-3-YLTHIO]-6-[(R)-1-HYDROXYETHYL]-1-METHYLCARBAPEN-2-EM-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID; (4R,5S,6S)-3-[[(3S,5S)-5-[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]-3-pyrrolidinyl]thio]-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid; Meronem (TN); CAS-96036-03-2; MFCD08600005; Merrem I.V. (TN); SR-01000762894; HSDB 8019; Merrem IV; Meropenem,(S); M2279; BRN 6940582; PubChem17275; Meropenem (closed form); Prestwick0_001106; Prestwick1_001106; Prestwick2_001106; Prestwick3_001106; CHEMBL127; Epitope ID:195064; SCHEMBL34442; BSPBio_001212; (1R,5S,6S)-2-[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylaminocarbonyl)pyrrolidin-3-ylthio]-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methylcarbapen-2-em-3-carboxylic acid trihydrate; MLS001401437; BIDD:GT0851; 4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo; SPBio_003086; BPBio1_001334; Meropenem with Sodium Carbonate; DTXSID7045526; GTPL10829; HMS1571M14; HMS2051G08; HMS2090C05; HMS2098M14; HMS3715M14; 1-Azabicyclo(3.2.0)hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 3-(((3S,5S)-5-((dimethylamino)carbonyl)-3-pyrrolidinyl)thio)-6-((1R)-1-hydroxyethyl)-4-methyl-7-oxo-, (4R,5S,6S)-; AMY22192; ZINC3808779; 96036-03-2 (anhydr.); Tox21_110715; Tox21_113794; BDBM50129062; AKOS015920140; Tox21_110715_1; CCG-100850; CS-1865; DB00760; KS-5224; NC00100; [3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid; NCGC00179259-01; NCGC00179259-06; NCGC00179259-17; NCGC00253670-01; NCGC00262579-02; (6S)-2-{[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]sulfanyl}-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-1beta-methyl-2,3-didehydro-1-carbapenam-3-carboxylic acid; HY-13678; SMR000469184; AB0012458; AB00514051; D08185; J10087; M05727; S-3680; AB00514051-02; AB00698370-05; pyrrolidin-3-ylthio)-6-((R)-1-hydroxyethyl)-; 036M032; Q421670; (4R,5S,6S)-3-((3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl); SR-01000762894-3; SR-01000762894-4; Meropenem trihydrate, Antibiotic for Culture Media Use Only; (1R,5S,6S)-2-[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylaminocarbonyl)pyrrolidin-3-ylthio]-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-1-methylcarbapen-2-em-3-carboxylic acid; (4R,5S,6S)-3-((3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-ylthio)-6-((R)-1-hydroxyethyl)-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid; (4R,5S,6S)-3-[[(3S,5S)-5-(dimethylaminocarbonyl)-3-pyrrolidinyl]thio]-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid; (4R,6S)-3-((3S,5S)-5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3-ylthio)-6-((R)-1-hydroxyethyl)-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid; 1-Azabicyclo(3.2.0)hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 3-((5-((dimethylamino)carbonyl)-3-pyrrolidinyl)thio)-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-4-methyl-7-oxo-, (4R-(3(S*,5S*),4-alpha,5-beta,6-beta(R*)))-
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Molecular Type
Small molecule
Disease Bacterial infection [ICD-11: 1A00-1C4Z] Approved [1]
Structure
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ADMET Property
BDDCS Class
Biopharmaceutics Drug Disposition Classification System (BDDCS) Class 4: low solubility and low permeability
Clearance
The drug present in the plasma can be removed from the body at the rate of 3.9 mL/min/kg
Elimination
70% 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 1 hour
MRTD
The Maximum Recommended Therapeutic Dose (MRTD) of drug that ensured maximising efficacy and moderate side effect is 111.761 micromolar/kg/day
Unbound Fraction
The unbound fraction of drug in plasma is 0.87%
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 0.3 L/kg
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Formula
C17H25N3O5S
PubChem CID
441130
Canonical SMILES
CC1C2C(C(=O)N2C(=C1SC3CC(NC3)C(=O)N(C)C)C(=O)O)C(C)O
InChI
1S/C17H25N3O5S/c1-7-12-11(8(2)21)16(23)20(12)13(17(24)25)14(7)26-9-5-10(18-6-9)15(22)19(3)4/h7-12,18,21H,5-6H2,1-4H3,(H,24,25)/t7-,8-,9+,10+,11-,12-/m1/s1
InChIKey
DMJNNHOOLUXYBV-PQTSNVLCSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 96036-03-2
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:43968
TTD Drug ID
D0O5FY
DrugBank ID
DB00760
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
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          Fosfomycin      Streptomyces fradiae     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This NP
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                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    In-vitro Model Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Microorganism model Pseudomonas aeruginosa
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
The combination of fosfomycin plus meropenem is synergistic for pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in a hollow-fiber infection model.
Target and Pathway
Target(s) Bacterial Penicillin binding protein (Bact PBP)  Molecule Info  [3]
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 The Combination of Fosfomycin plus Meropenem Is Synergistic for Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in a Hollow-Fiber Infection Model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Nov 26;62(12):e01682-18.
Reference 3 Drugs@FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
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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