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rifampicin

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rifampicin

Summary

rifampicin is a type of chemical entity[1]. rifampicin ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,015 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • rifampicin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • rifampicin's canonical SMILES is recorded as COC1C=COC2(C)Oc3c(C)c(O)c4c(O)c(c(C=NN5CCN(C)CC5)c(O)c4c3C2=O)NC(=O)C(C)=CC=CC(C)C(O)C(C)C(O)C(C)C(OC(C)=O)C1C[4].
  • rifampicin's chemical formula is recorded as C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂[5].
  • rifampicin is a type of piperazine alkaloid[6].
  • rifampicin is used for medication[7].
  • rifampicin's Commons category is recorded as Rifampicin[8].
  • rifampicin's route of administration is recorded as oral administration[9].
  • rifampicin's route of administration is recorded as intravenous infusion and defusionههبهلخل[10].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[11].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Actinoalloteichus cyanogriseus[12].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces niveus[13].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Colubrina retusa[14].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces atratus[15].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus austroafricanus[16].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus sclerotiorum[17].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Salinispora arenicola[18].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Clavija procera[19].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces hygroscopicus[20].
  • rifampicin's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces[21].
  • rifampicin's significant drug interaction is recorded as rac-warfarin[22].
  • rifampicin's significant drug interaction is recorded as bazedoxifene[23].
  • rifampicin's different from is recorded as rifamycin[24].
  • rifampicin's MCN code is recorded as 3003.20.32[25].
  • rifampicin's MCN code is recorded as 3004.20.32[26].
  • rifampicin's isomeric SMILES is recorded as CO[C@H]1\C=C\O[C@@]2(C)Oc3c(C)c(O)c4c(O)c(NC(=O)\C(=C/C=C/C@HC@HC@@HC@@HC@@HC@H[C@@H]1C)\C)c(\C=N\N5CCN(C)CC5)c(O)c4c3C2=OC@HC@HC@@HC@@HC@@HC@H[C@@H]1C)\C)c(\C=N\N5CCN(C)CC5)c(O)c4c3C2=O">[27].

Why It Matters

rifampicin ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,015 views/month).[2] rifampicin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] rifampicin is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A comprehensive genome-scale reconstruction of Escherichia coli metabolism--2011.. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The search for synonyms among streptomycetes by using SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins. Emendation of the species Streptomyces aurantiacus, Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi, Streptomyces caeruleus and Streptomyces violaceus. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The search for synonyms among streptomycetes by using SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins. Emendation of the species Streptomyces aurantiacus, Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi, Streptomyces caeruleus and Streptomyces violaceus. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . New antimycobacterial saponin from Colubrina retusa. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Antimycobacterial Rufomycin Analogues from Streptomyces atratus Strain MJM3502. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Metabolites from the Fungal Endophyte Aspergillus austroafricanus in Axenic Culture and in Fungal-Bacterial Mixed Cultures. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Lovastatin Analogues from the Soil-Derived Fungus Aspergillus sclerotiorum PSU-RSPG178.. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Antibacterial Salinaphthoquinones from a Strain of the Bacterium Salinispora arenicola Recovered from the Marine Sediments of St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago, Brazil. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Aegicerin, the first oleanane triterpene with wide-ranging antimycobacterial activity, isolated from Clavija procera. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Hytramycins V and I, anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis hexapeptides from a Streptomyces hygroscopicus strain. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Anthrabenzoxocinones from Streptomyces sp. as liver X receptor ligands and antibacterial agents. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → medication
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → piperazine alkaloid
    Subject has role → DNA polymerase inhibitors, antitubercular antibiotics, leprostatic agent +11
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539147805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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