Compound ID | 1936
Class: Beta-lactam (isoxazolylpenicillin)
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
Details of activity: | Binds to bacterial penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) and interferes with bacterial cell wall integrity and synthesis. Active against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci including penicillinase producing strains |
Description: | Semisynthetic penicillin, derived from 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA). Parenteral application. It has replaced methicillin in clinical use |
Year first mentioned: | 1960 |
Highest developmental phase: | Approved by FDA in 1989 |
Development status: | Approved |
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PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6196 |
Guide to Pharmacology: | oxacillin |
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