Compound ID | 1951
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), ampicillin-ester. Oral application |
Institute where first reported: | Pfizer |
Year first mentioned: | 1975 |
Highest developmental phase: | Approved by FDA in 1980 |
Development status: | Discontinued |
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PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441397 |
Guide to Pharmacology: | bacampicillin |
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