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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C38H70N2O13
Molecular Weight 762.968
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 18 / 18
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of LEXITHROMYCIN

SMILES

[H][C@@]2(O[C@H]1C[C@@](C)(OC)[C@@H](O)[C@H](C)O1)[C@@H](C)C(=O)O[C@H](CC)[C@@](C)(O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](C)\C(=N\OC)[C@H](C)C[C@@](C)(O)[C@]([H])(O[C@@H]3O[C@H](C)C[C@@H]([C@H]3O)N(C)C)[C@H]2C

InChI

InChIKey=HPZGUSZNXKOMCQ-SQYJNGITSA-N
InChI=1S/C38H70N2O13/c1-15-26-38(10,46)31(42)21(4)28(39-48-14)19(2)17-36(8,45)33(53-35-29(41)25(40(11)12)16-20(3)49-35)22(5)30(23(6)34(44)51-26)52-27-18-37(9,47-13)32(43)24(7)50-27/h19-27,29-33,35,41-43,45-46H,15-18H2,1-14H3/b39-28+/t19-,20-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26-,27+,29-,30+,31-,32+,33-,35+,36-,37-,38-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C38H70N2O13
Molecular Weight 762.968
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 18 / 18
E/Z Centers 1
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Lexithromycin is an early semi-synthetic erythromycin, prepared by reaction of the 9-keto moiety to methyl oxime. Lexithromycin has improved absorption in vivo over erythromycin due to increased hydrophopicity and pH stability. Like all erythromycins, lexithromycin shows broad spectrum antibacterial activity and acts by binding to the 30S and 50S ribosomal sub-units, blocking protein synthesis. Formulations containing lexithromycin were tested in clinical trials as treatment for HIV but were discontinued.

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Targets

Targets

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PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Erythromycin A 11,12-methylene acetal.
1988 Nov
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
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Name Type Language
LEXITHROMYCIN
INN   USAN  
INN   USAN  
Official Name English
Erythromycin 9-(O-methyloxime)
Common Name English
ERYTHROMYCIN, 9-(O-METHYLOXIME)
Common Name English
WY-48314
Code English
ERYTHROMYCIN METHYLOXIME
Common Name English
lexithromycin [INN]
Common Name English
LEXITHROMYCIN [USAN]
Common Name English
ERTHROMYCIN A 9-(O-METHYLOXIME)
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C261
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Code System Code Type Description
PUBCHEM
6532846
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CAS
118244-59-0
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ALTERNATIVE
CAS
53066-26-5
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FDA UNII
7QKO29734U
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INN
6785
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NCI_THESAURUS
C87760
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2106397
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SMS_ID
100000082287
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EVMPD
SUB08499MIG
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USAN
CC-11
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