Bacterial and parasitic DNA — Drug Target

All drugs that target Bacterial and parasitic DNA — marketed and clinical-stage. Includes 2 drug classes acting on this target.

Drug classes

Nitroimidazole antibiotic · Nitroimidazole antimicrobial

Marketed (2)

• Metronidazole Tablet · Appili Therapeutics Inc. · Nitroimidazole antibiotic · Infectious Disease
  Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole antibiotic that disrupts bacterial and parasitic DNA by generating reactive oxygen species after being reduced in anaerobic environments.
• Metronidazole 250 (7 days) · University of Guarulhos · Nitroimidazole antimicrobial · Infectious Disease
  Metronidazole disrupts bacterial and parasitic DNA by generating reactive oxygen species and damaging their genetic material.