Compound ID | 1934
Class: Beta-lactam (ureidopenicillin)
| 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 and some Gram-negative bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but vulnerable to beta-lactamases |
| Description: | Semisynthetic penicillin, derived from 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA). Closely related to azlocillin. Parenteral application |
| Institute where first reported: | BAYER |
| Year first mentioned: | 1976 |
| Highest developmental phase: | Approved by FDA in 1981 |
| Development status: | Discontinued |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/656511 |
| Guide to Pharmacology: | mezlocillin |
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