Product Name

Micafungin

CAS Number

235114-32-6

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Product Name:
Micafungin
CAS Number:
235114-32-6
Indication:
For use in the treatment of candidemia, acute disseminated candidiasis, and certain other invasive Candida infections, as well as esophageal candidiasis, and prophylaxis of Candida infections in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Micafungin is also used as an alternative for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiases and has been used with some success as primary or salvage therapy, alone or in combination with other antifungals, for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis.
Mode of Action:

Micafungin is a glucan synthesis inhibitor of the echinocandin structural class and can be used safely alongside other drugs such as HIV and transplant drugs.

Pharmacodynamics:

As a semisynthetic lipopeptide Micafungin is an antifungal agent. Micafungin works by inhibiting the enzyme needed for fungal cell-wall synthesis.

Metabolism:

In vitro Micafungin is highly protein bound with the primary binding protein being albumin. The half-life of Micafungin is between 14 and 17 hours.

Toxicity:

Dose-limiting toxicity has not been found in adult patient clinical trials. The minimum lethal dose of Micafungin is 125 mg/kg in rats, which is 8.1 times the recommended clinical human dose. Severe adverse effects from Micafungin are uncommon, with patients reporting minor side effects like headache, mild itching, slight nausea and flushing.

IUPAC:
{5-[(1S,2S)-2-[(3S,6S,9S,11R,15S,18S,20R,21R,24S,25S,26S)-3-[(1R)-2-carbamoyl-1-hydroxyethyl]-11,20,21,25-tetrahydroxy-15-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-26-methyl-2,5,8,14,17,23-hexaoxo-18-(4-{5-[4-(pentyloxy)phenyl]-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}benzamido)-1,4,7,13,16,22-hexaazatricyclo[22.3.0.0⁹,¹³]heptacosan-6-yl]-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-hydroxyphenyl}oxidanesulfonic acid
ATC:
J02AX05
PubChem:
477468
DrugBank:
DB01141
Formula:
C56H71N9O23
Molecular Mass:
1270.28
Synonyms:
Micafungin, Micafungina
SMILES:
CCCCCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)C1=CC(=NO1)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)N[C@H]1C[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)NC(=O)[C@@H]2[C@@H](O)[C@@H](C)CN2C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H]2C[C@@H](O)CN2C(=O)[C@@H](NC1=O)[C@@H](C)O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C1=CC(OS(O)(=O)=O)=C(O)C=C1)[C@H](O)CC(N)=O
AHFS Code:
08:14.16 — Echinocandins
InChi:
InChI=1S/C56H71N9O23S/c1-4-5-6-17-86-32-14-11-28(12-15-32)39-21-33(63-87-39)27-7-9-29(10-8-27)49(75)58-34-20-38(70)52(78)62-54(80)45-46(72)25(2)23-65(45)56(82)43(37(69)22-41(57)71)60-53(79)44(48(74)47(73)30-13-16-36(68)40(18-30)88-89(83,84)85)61-51(77)35-19-31(67)24-64(35)55(81)42(26(3)66)59-50(34)76/h7-16,18,21,25-26,31,34-35,37-38,42-48,52,66-70,72-74,78H,4-6,17,19-20,22-24H2,1-3H3,(H2,57,71)(H,58,75)(H,59,76)(H,60,79)(H,61,77)(H,62,80)(H,83,84,85)/t25-,26+,31+,34-,35-,37+,38+,42-,43-,44-,45-,46-,47-,48-,52+/m0/s1
General Reference:
General Reference:

Grover ND: Echinocandins: A ray of hope in antifungal drug therapy. Indian J Pharmacol. 2010 Feb;42(1):9-11. doi: 10.4103/0253-7613.62396. [PubMed:20606829]
Bormann AM, Morrison VA: Review of the pharmacology and clinical studies of micafungin. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2009 Dec 29;3:295-302. [PubMed:20054447]
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2. Groll AH, Stergiopoulou T, Roilides E, Walsh TJ: Micafungin: pharmacology, experimental therapeutics and clinical applications. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2005 Apr;14(4):489-509. [PubMed:15882123]
3. Chandrasekar PH, Sobel JD: Micafungin: a new echinocandin. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Apr 15;42(8):1171-8. Epub 2006 Mar 14. [PubMed:16575738]
4. Wiederhold NP, Lewis JS 2nd: The echinocandin micafungin: a review of the pharmacology, spectrum of activity, clinical efficacy and safety. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2007 Jun;8(8):1155-66. [PubMed:17516879]
5. Ikeda F, Tanaka S, Ohki H, Matsumoto S, Maki K, Katashima M, Barrett D, Aoki Y: Role of micafungin in the antifungal armamentarium. Curr Med Chem. 2007;14(11):1263-75. [PubMed:17504145]
6. Sucher AJ, Chahine EB, Balcer HE: Echinocandins: the newest class of antifungals. Ann Pharmacother. 2009 Oct;43(10):1647-57. doi: 10.1345/aph.1M237. Epub 2009 Sep 1. [PubMed:19724014]
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8. Morris MI, Villmann M: Echinocandins in the management of invasive fungal infections, Part 2. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Oct 1;63(19):1813-20. [PubMed:16990627]

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