gepotidacin
Sign in to saveGepotidacin, sold under the brand name Blujepa, is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of urinary tract infection or uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea. Gepotidacin is a triazaacenaphthylene bacterial type II topoisomerase inhibitor. It is used as the salt gepotidacin mesylate, and is taken by mouth.
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- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 448.222
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- chemical formula
- C₂₄H₂₈N₆O₃
- canonical SMILES
- C1CC2=CC(=NC=C2OC1)CNC3CCN(CC3)CC4CN5C(=O)C=CC6=C5N4C(=O)C=N6
- isomeric SMILES
- C1CC2=CC(=NC=C2OC1)CNC3CCN(CC3)C[C@@H]4CN5C(=O)C=CC6=C5N4C(=O)C=N6
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