Rifalazil (Standard)

Description

Rifalazil Standard is the analytical standard of Rifalazil. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Rifalazil KRM-1648; ABI-1648 , a rifamycin derivative, inhibits the bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase and kills bacterial cells by blocking off the ?-subunit in RNA polymerase 1 . Rifalazil KRM-1648; ABI-1648 is an antibiotic, exhibits high potency against mycobacteria, gram-positive bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, C. pneumoniae and C. trachomatis with MIC values from 0.00025 to 0.0025 ?g/ml 3 . Rifalazil KRM-1648; ABI-1648 has the potential for the treatment of Chlamydia infection, Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea CDAD , and tuberculosis TB 2 .