Cycloserine
Back to search| Scientific Name: | Cycloserine |
| Brand Name: | Seromycin |
| Company Owner: | Purdue gmp center llc dba the chao center industrial pharmacy |
| Mechanism Of Action | Cycloserine is an analog of the amino acid D-alanine. It interferes with an early step in bacterial cell wall synthesis in the cytoplasm by competitive inhibition of two enzymes, L-alanine racemase, which forms D-alanine from L-alanine, and D-alanylalanine synthetase, which incorporates D-alanine into the pentapeptide necessary for peptidoglycan formation and bacterial cell wall synthesis. |
| Description of the Drug: | Cycloserine is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis and certain urinary tract infections (UTI) . |
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Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23 from https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00260
