Molecule Details
InChIKeyPIEUQSKUWLMALL-YABMTYFHSA-N
Compound NameMicafungin
Canonical SMILESCCCCCOc1ccc(-c2cc(-c3ccc(C(=O)N[C@H]4C[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)NC(=O)[C@@H]5[C@@H](O)[C@@H](C)CN5C(=O)[C@H]([C@H](O)CC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H](O)c5ccc(O)c(OS(=O)(=O)O)c5)NC(=O)[C@@H]5C[C@@H](O)CN5C(=O)[C@H]([C@@H](C)O)NC4=O)cc3)no2)cc1
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)5
Pfam Stratification Homologous
Avg pChEMBL7.52
SourceBindingDB
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB01141
Drug NameMicafungin
CAS Number235114-32-6
Groups approved investigational
ATC Codes J02AX05
DescriptionMicafungin is an antifungal drug. It belongs to the antifungal class of compounds known as echinocandins and exerts its effect by inhibiting the synthesis of 1,3-beta-D-glucan, an integral component of the fungal cell wall.

Categories: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Anti-Infective Agents Antifungal Agents Antiinfectives for Systemic Use Antimycotics for Systemic Use COMT Substrates Echinocandin Antifungal Echinocandins Lipids Lipopeptides Peptides Peptides, Cyclic
Cross-references: BindingDB: 50478216 ChEBI: 600520 CHEMBL457547 ChemSpider: 419105 Drugs Product Database (DPD): 20128 C15819 D02465 PharmGKB: PA164781026 PubChem:477468 PubChem:46508208 RxCUI: 325887 Therapeutic Targets Database: DAP000548 Wikipedia: Micafungin
Target Activities (5)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P87204 FKS Aspergillus fumigatus Pathogen PF14288 PF23605 PF02364 7.9 IC50 BindingDB
O13383 CaFKS1 Candida albicans Pathogen PF23605 PF02364 7.8 IC50 BindingDB
O13423 GSL2 Candida albicans Pathogen PF14288 PF23605 PF02364 7.6 IC50 BindingDB
B6S6L8 FKS1 Candida tropicalis Pathogen PF14288 PF23605 PF02364 7.2 IC50 BindingDB
F5BCZ9 FKS2 Candida glabrata Pathogen PF14288 PF23605 PF02364 7.1 IC50 BindingDB
DrugBank Target Actions (4)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P15289 P15289 Arylsulfatase A substrate enzymes
P21964 COMT Catechol O-methyltransferase substrate enzymes
A2QLK4 A2QLK4 1,3-beta-glucan synthase component FKS1 inhibitor targets
P40989 GSC2 1,3-beta-glucan synthase component GSC2 modulator targets