Synonyms: aminobenzylpenicillin | KS-R1 | Penbritin® | Polycillin | Principen®
ampicillin is an approved drug (FDA (1965))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Ampicillin is a broad-spectrum, semi-synthetic, β-lactam penicillin class antibacterial. It is resistant to hydrolysis by a variety of β-lactamases, so can be to treat a diverse range of infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative infections.
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Classification | |
Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (1965)) |
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Prodrug | hetacillin, metampicillin, talampicillin, sultamicillin, bacampicillin, pivampicillin |
IUPAC Name |
(2S,5R,6R)-6-[[(2R)-2-amino-2-phenylacetyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid |
International Nonproprietary Names | |
INN number | INN |
1339 | ampicillin |
Synonyms |
aminobenzylpenicillin | KS-R1 | Penbritin® | Polycillin | Principen® |
Database Links | |
Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB | Ampicillin |
Other databases | |
BindingDB Ligand | 50350465 |
CAS Registry No. | 69-52-3 (source: WHO INN record) |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL174 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB00415 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 198 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 405560337 |
PubChem CID | 6249 |
RCSB PDB Ligand | AIC |
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