Compound ID | 1909
Synonym(s): Sulperazon (sulbactam sodium/cefoperazone sodium)
Class: Beta-lactam (cephalosporin, third 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 some Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa but high resistance rates |
| Description: | Semisynthetic Cephalosporine, derived from Cephalosporin C. Fixed combination with sulbactam available in some countries |
| Institute where first reported: | Pfizer |
| Year first mentioned: | 1974 |
| Highest developmental phase: | Approved by FDA in 1982 |
| Development status: | Approved (only in combination with sulbactam) |
| Reason Dropped: | Discontinued in US |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/44187 |
| Guide to Pharmacology: | cefoperazone |
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