Nacubactam is an investigational β-lactamase inhibitor being developed for the treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). It belongs to the diazabicyclooctane (DBO) class of compounds and exhibits a dual mechanism of action. Nacubactam inhibits serine β-lactamases, including classes A and C and some class D enzymes, while also directly inhibiting penicillin-binding protein 2 (PBP2) in Enterobacteriaceae.[1][2] This unique profile allows nacubactam to both protect partner β-lactam antibiotics from degradation and exert direct antibacterial effects. As of 2024, nacubactam is undergoing clinical trials in combination with other β-lactam antibiotics such as meropenem, cefepime, and aztreonam for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections and other serious bacterial infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens.[3][4]
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Formula | C9H16N4O7S |
Molar mass | 324.31 g·mol−1 |
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References
edit- ^ Mallalieu NL, Winter E, Fettner S, Patel K, Zwanziger E, Attley G, et al. (April 2020). "Safety and Pharmacokinetic Characterization of Nacubactam, a Novel β-Lactamase Inhibitor, Alone and in Combination with Meropenem, in Healthy Volunteers". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 64 (5). doi:10.1128/AAC.02229-19. PMC 7179653. PMID 32041717.
- ^ Igarashi Y, Takemura W, Liu X, Kojima N, Morita T, Chuang VT, et al. (April 2023). "Development of an optimized and practical pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics analysis method for aztreonam/nacubactam against carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae". The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 78 (4): 991–999. doi:10.1093/jac/dkad033. PMC 10068424. PMID 36775998.
- ^ "Nacubactam". DrugBank.
- ^ Hagihara M, Kato H, Sugano T, Okade H, Sato N, Shibata Y, et al. (September 2021). "In Vivo Pharmacodynamics of β-Lactams/Nacubactam against Carbapenem-Resistant and/or Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Murine Pneumonia Model". Antibiotics. 10 (10). Basel, Switzerland: 1179. doi:10.3390/antibiotics10101179. PMC 8532682. PMID 34680760.