Flucytosine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Flucytosine

Description of the Drug

Flucytosine is an antifungal indicated only to treat severe infections throughout the body caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01099

Brand Name(s)

Alcobon, Ancoban, Ancobon, Ancotil, Flourocytosine, Flucytosine, Fluorocytosine

Company Owner(s)

Sigmapharm Laboratories Llc, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, Novel Laboratories Inc, Strides Pharma Global Pte Ltd, Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Bausch Health Us Llc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Thymidylate synthase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL4665
Thymidylate synthase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL2364680

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL24063
PharmGKB PA449654
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0015231
DrugBank DB01099
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15194483 14747633 163444972
PubChem 3366
Mcule MCULE-7094058995
LINCS LSM-5878
Nikkaji J3.695A
PDBe 1LD
BindingDB 50248003
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID3023059
DrugCentral 1188
Brenda 1252
ChemicalBook CB6744939
rxnorm FLUCYTOSINE ANCOBON
ChEBI 5100
ZINC ZINC000000896546