Compound ID | 2700
Class: Beta-lactam
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
Details of activity: | Active against penicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (resistant to penicillinase activity) |
Description: | Semisynthetic compound prepared from 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) and quinoxaline-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride; a derivative of penicillin; effective in treating staphylococcal infection when administered parenterally; poorly absorbed orally; successful clinical trials (1966) but current status of drug unknown |
Institute where first reported: | Boots Pure Drug Co., Nottingham |
Year first mentioned: | 1963 |
Development status: | Experimental |
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