cephapirin sodium

Term ID

CHEBI:3545

Synonyms

• Cefapirin sodium
• Cephapirin sodium
• monosodium (6R,7R)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-8-oxo-7-(2-(4-pyridylthio)acetamido)-5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate acetate
• sodium (6R,7R)-3-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-8-oxo-7-{[(pyridin-4-ylsulfanyl)acetyl]amino}-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate
• sodium 7-(pyrid-4-ylthioacetamido)cephalosporanate
• Sodium cefapirin

Definition

The sodium salt of cephapirin. A first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, it is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive organisms. Being more resistant to β-lactamases than penicillins, it is effective agains most staphylococci, though not methicillin-resistant staphylococci.

References

• beilstein:4900637
• cas:24356-60-3
• drugbank:DB01139
• kegg.compound:C08101
• kegg.drug:D00908
• patent:US3422100
• patent:US3503967
• patent:US3578661

Ontology

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