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Sigma-Aldrich

Rifabutin

>98% (HPLC), powder, antibiotic

Synonym(s):

Ansamycin, Ansatipine (Farmitalia), LM-427, Mycobutin (Farmitalia)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C46H62N4O11
CAS Number:
72559-06-9
Molecular Weight:
847.00
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Rifabutin, >98% (HPLC), powder

Assay

>98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

protect from light

solubility

DMSO: >5 mg/mL

antibiotic activity spectrum

neoplastics

Mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

originator

Johnson & Johnson

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

InChI

1S/C46H62N4O11/c1-22(2)21-50-18-16-46(17-19-50)48-34-31-32-39(54)28(8)42-33(31)43(56)45(10,61-42)59-20-15-30(58-11)25(5)41(60-29(9)51)27(7)38(53)26(6)37(52)23(3)13-12-14-24(4)44(57)47-36(40(32)55)35(34)49-46/h12-15,20,22-23,25-27,30,37-38,41,49,52-54H,16-19,21H2,1-11H3,(H,47,57)/b13-12+,20-15+,24-14-/t23-,25+,26+,27+,30-,37-,38+,41+,45-/m0/s1

InChI key

ATEBXHFBFRCZMA-VXTBVIBXSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Rifabutin is an antibiotic; antitumor. Rifabutin interferes with HSP-90 molecular chaperone, enhances ubiquitination and protein degradation, and inactivates bacterial RNA polymerase.

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by Johnson & Johnson. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 36(11-12), 1076-1083 (2012-10-18)
Helicobacter pylori eradication rates with standard triple therapy are declining worldwide. The optimal management of H. pylori is evolving and new treatment combinations for antibiotic resistant H. pylori strains are required, especially for patients with penicillin allergy. To review the
J P Gisbert et al.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 35(8), 941-947 (2012-03-01)
In some cases, Helicobacter pylori infection persists even after three eradication treatments. To evaluate the efficacy of an empirical fourth-line rescue regimen with rifabutin in patients with three eradication failures. Multicentre, prospective study. In whom the following three treatments had
Kelly E Dooley et al.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 62(1), 21-27 (2012-10-19)
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