Amoxicillin

Class: Beta-lactam (aminopenicillin)

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 some Enterobacteriaceae, but vulnerable to penicillinases produced by staphylococci and E. coli
Description:	Semisynthetic penicillin, derived from 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA). Oral and parenteral application. Most used antibiotic globally.
Year first mentioned:	1958
Development status:	Approved, off-patent

Chemical structure(s):
Canonical SMILES:	CC1(C)[C@H](C(=O)O)N2C(=O)[C@H]([C@H]2S1)NC(=O)[C@@H](C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)N
Isomeric SMILES:	CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)N)C(=O)O)C
InChI:	InChI=1S/C16H19N3O5S/c1-16(2)11(15(23)24)19-13(22)10(14(19)25-16)18-12(21)9(17)7-3-5-8(20)6-4-7/h3-6,9-11,14,20H,17H2,1-2H3,(H,18,21)(H,23,24)/t9-,10-,11+,14-/m1/s1
InChI Key:	LSQZJLSUYDQPKJ-NJBDSQKTSA-N
Structure link:	https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/33613

External links:
Guide to Pharmacology:	amoxicillin
Main Source:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482250/
Citation:	https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(19)30630-5/fulltext