Compound ID | 1946
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). Similar to ampicillin |
Year first mentioned: | 1970 |
Highest developmental phase: | Approved by FDA in 1979 |
Development status: | Discontinued |
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PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/19003 |
Guide to Pharmacology: | cyclacillin |
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