metronidazole   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 10914

Synonyms: BAY-5360 | BAYER 5360 | Flagyl® | Metrogel® | ROZEX®
Approved drug PDB Ligand
metronidazole is an approved drug (FDA (1963))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Metronidazole is a synthetic nitroimidazole derivative that exhibits antiprotozoal and antibacterial (against anaerobic bacteria) activities. It also acts as a a radiosensitising agent in tumour cells.

metronidazole is commercially available from our sponsors

2D Structure
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2D Structure

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Physico-chemical Properties
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Physico-chemical Properties

Calculated molecular properties are available for small molecules and natural products (not peptides). Properties were generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/). All properties were selected to enable the prediction of the Lipinski Rule-of-Five profile or ‘druglikeness’ for each ligand. For more info on each category see the help pages.

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Hydrogen bond acceptors 2
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 3
Topological polar surface area 81.19
Molecular weight 171.06
XLogP -0.14
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0

Generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/)
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey

SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification) A specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. Canonical SMILES specify a unique representation of the 2D structure without chiral or isotopic specifications. Isomeric SMILES include chiral specification and isotopes.

Standard InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) and InChIKey InChI is a non-proprietary, standard, textual identifier for chemical substances designed to facilitate linking of information and database searching. An InChIKey is a simplified version of a full InChI, designed for easier web searching.

Generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/)

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Canonical SMILES OCCn1c(C)ncc1[N+](=O)[O-]
Isomeric SMILES OCCn1c(C)ncc1[N+](=O)[O-]
InChI InChI=1S/C6H9N3O3/c1-5-7-4-6(9(11)12)8(5)2-3-10/h4,10H,2-3H2,1H3
InChI Key VAOCPAMSLUNLGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Generated using the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK) (Willighagen EL et al. Journal of Cheminformatics vol. 9:33. 2017, doi:10.1186/s13321-017-0220-4; https://cdk.github.io/)
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Metronidazole is approved to treat bacterial infections of the vagina, stomach or intestines, liver, skin, joints, brain, heart, and respiratory tract. Various formulations are available to facilitate administration orally, topically or intravenously. In 2011 the EMA granted orphan designation for metronidazole as a treatment for pouchitis.
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For extended ADME data see the following:

Electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC)
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