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. 2018 Oct 19;14 Pt A:34–45. doi: 10.1016/j.clinms.2018.10.002

Table 1.

Chemical properties of anti-tuberculosis drugs.

Molecular mass (g/mol) pKa (strongest acidic/basic) LogP Solubility* (mg/ml) Stability**
Room temp. (hours) Freeze/thaw cycles Freezer (weeks)
Rifampicin 823.0 +6.80/+7.37 +2.95 2.70 × 10−3 4–12 [45], [47], [48] yes [45], [47] 4 [45], [47], [48]
Isoniazid 137.1 +13.6/+3.35 −0.690 5.34 × 101 4–12 [45], [47], [48] yes [45], [47] 4 [45], [47], [48]
Ethambutol 204.3 +14.8/+9.55 −0.0600 1.26 × 102 4–12 [45], [47], [48] yes [45], [47] 4 [45], [47], [48]
Pyrazinamide 123.1 +13.1/−0.550 −1.23 4.49 × 102 4–12 [45], [47], [48] yes [45], [47] 4–12 [45], [47], [48]
Levofloxacin 361.4 +5.29/+6.16 +0.510 2.01 × 100 6 [48] NA 4–12 [48]
Moxifloxacin 401.4 +5.49/+9.42 −0.500 3.20 × 10−1 6 [48] NA 4–12 [48]
Bedaquiline 555.5 +13.6/+8.91 +7.13 1.01 x10−5 72 [55] yes [55] >1 year [55]
Linezolid 337.4 +14.9/−1.18 +0.64 2.29 × 10−1 6 [48] NA 4 [48]
Clofazimine 473.4 NA/+6.63 +7.30 2.64 × 10−5 6 [48] NA 4 [48]
Cycloserine 102.1 +4.21/+8.36 −2.42 1.06 × 102 6 [48] NA 4–12 [48]
Terizidone 302.3 −0.65/+4.46 −0.56 9.57 × 10−2 6 [48]*** NA 4–12 [48]***
Delamanid 534.5 NA/+5.51 +6.14 6.86 x10−6 NA yes [62] 780 days [62]
Imipenem 317.4 +3.44/+11.8 −3.80 1.96 × 100 4 [64] no [64] 10 days [64]
Meropenem 383.5 +3.28/+9.39 −4.35 1.76 × 100 24 [64] yes [64] 20 days to 6 months [64], [65]
Amikacin 585.6 +12.2/+9.61 −8.58 1.49 × 103 6 [48] NA 4–12 [48]
Streptomycin 581.6 +10.9/+11.5 −7.49 2.44x102 4–12 [45], [47], [48] yes [45], [47] 4–12 [45], [47], [48]
Ethionamide 166.2 +11.89/+5.00 +1.33 1.81 × 100 no [48] NA no [48]
Prothionamide 180.3 +8.19/+7.25 +1.94 6.18 × 10−1 no [48] NA 4 [48]
PAS 153.1 +3.68/+2.19 +0.83 1.85 × 101 6 [48] NA 4 [48]
Amoxicillin 365.4 +3.23/+7.22 −2.31 1.63 × 10−2 6 [48] NA 4–12 [48]

The chemical properties molecular mass, pKa, logP and solubility are calculated [88]. References in the table are only for stability assessments. *In water, **within 15% of nominal concentrations [41], [42], autosampler stability is not included as it is based on the properties of the prepared sample (e.g. acidic, methanolic, aqueous) and for details we refer to the original publication, ***tested as cycloserine. PAS = p-aminosalicylic acid, NA = not available.