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                                                                Synonyms: Cefadyl® | cephapirin
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                cefapirin is an approved drug (FDA (1974)) 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Cefapirin is a semisynthetic, first generation cephalosporin belonging to the β-lactam class of antibacterial compounds [1].
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. US FDA (1974) | 
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| (6R,7R)-3-(acetyloxymethyl)-8-oxo-7-[(2-pyridin-4-ylsulfanylacetyl)amino]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid | 
International Nonproprietary Names ![]()  | 
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| INN number | INN | 
| 2871 | cefapirin | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| Cefadyl® | cephapirin | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| Specialist databases | |
                                                                        Antibiotic DB
                                                                        
                                                                              
                                                                        
                                                                             
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                                                                    Cephapirin | 
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 21593-23-7 (source: Scifinder) | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:554446 | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1599 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB01139 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 575 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 472319313 | 
| PubChem CID | 30699 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | UQLLWWBDSUHNEB-CZUORRHYSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | UQLLWWBDSUHNEB | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | cefapirin | 
| Search PubMed titles | cefapirin | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | cefapirin | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | UQLLWWBDSUHNEB-CZUORRHYSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | UQLLWWBDSUHNEB-CZUORRHYSA-N | 
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                                                                           Cephapirin (links to external site) 
                                                                    
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