Ceftezole

Class: Beta-lactam (cephalosporin, first generation)

Spectrum of activity:	Gram-positive  &  Gram-negative
Details of activity:	Binds to bacterial penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) and interferes with bacterial cell wall integrity and synthesis. Active against Gram-positive bacteria and moderately against Enterobacteriaceae but high resistance rates in Enterobacteriaceae
Description:	Semisynthetic Cephalosporin, derived from Cephalosporin C
Year first mentioned:	1976
Development status:	Experimental

Chemical structure(s):
Canonical SMILES:	C(C(=O)N[C@@H]1C(=O)N2C(=C(CS[C@H]12)CSC3=NN=CS3)C(=O)O)N4C=NN=N4
Isomeric SMILES:	C1C(=C(N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)CN3C=NN=N3)C(=O)O)CSC4=NN=CS4
InChI:	InChI=1S/C13H12N8O4S3/c22-7(1-20-4-14-18-19-20)16-8-10(23)21-9(12(24)25)6(2-26-11(8)21)3-27-13-17-15-5-28-13/h4-5,8,11H,1-3H2,(H,16,22)(H,24,25)/t8-,11-/m1/s1
InChI Key:	DZMVCVMFETWNIU-LDYMZIIASA-N
Structure link:	https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/65755

External links:
Guide to Pharmacology:	ceftezole
Main Source:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/AAC.10.1.1