Synonyms: penicillin G sodium | penicillin-G potassium
penicillin G is an approved drug (FDA (1947))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Penicillin G (benzylpenicillin) is a narrow spectrum penicillin antibacterial.
Penicillin G is is one of the access group antibacterials on the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines (link provided in the Classification table under the Summary tab). |
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Classification | |
Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (1947)) |
WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. |
Prodrug | penamecillin |
IUPAC Name |
(2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-(2-phenylacetamido)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid |
International Nonproprietary Names | |
INN number | INN |
221 | benethamine penicillin |
203 | benzathine benzylpenicillin |
58 | benzylpenicillin |
827 | clemizole penicillin |
736 | phenyracillin |
Synonyms |
penicillin G sodium | penicillin-G potassium |
Database Links | |
Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB | Penicillin G |
Other databases | |
CAS Registry No. | 61-33-6 (source: Scifinder) |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL29 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB01053 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 2082 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178101498 |
Immunopaedia Search | penicillin |
PubChem CID | 5904 |
RCSB PDB Ligand | PNN |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | JGSARLDLIJGVTE-MBNYWOFBSA-N |
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | JGSARLDLIJGVTE |
Search PubMed clinical trials | phenyracillin |
Search PubMed titles | phenyracillin |
Search PubMed titles/abstracts | phenyracillin |
UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | JGSARLDLIJGVTE-MBNYWOFBSA-N |
UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | JGSARLDLIJGVTE-MBNYWOFBSA-N |
Wikipedia | Penicillin_G |