Synonyms: amdinocillin | Coactin® | FL 1060 | Selexidin®
mecillinam is an approved drug (FDA (1984), UK (1979))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Mecillinam (USAN:amdinocillin) is s a semisynthetic, β-lactam antibacterial of the amidinopenicillin class [3].
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Bioactivity Comments |
Mecillinam has antibacterial activity against Gram-negative species and in particular Enterobacteriaceae, with an IC50 for Escherichia coli in the range of of 0.016-0.1 μg/ml [3-4]. |