loading...| Preferred Name |
ceftaroline |
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| Synonyms |
ceftaroline fosamil CPT T91825 |
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| Definitions |
Ceftaroline is a novel cephalosporin active against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Like other cephalosporins it binds penicillin-binding proteins to inhibit cell wall synthesis. It strongly binds with PBP2a, associated with methicillin resistance. It is taken orally as the prodrug ceftaroline fosamil. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_3000651 |
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| database_cross_reference |
pubchem.compound:9852982 |
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| definition |
Ceftaroline is a novel cephalosporin active against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Like other cephalosporins it binds penicillin-binding proteins to inhibit cell wall synthesis. It strongly binds with PBP2a, associated with methicillin resistance. It is taken orally as the prodrug ceftaroline fosamil. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
ceftaroline fosamil CPT T91825 |
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| has_obo_namespace |
antibiotic_resistance |
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| id |
ARO:3000651 |
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| label |
ceftaroline |
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| notation |
ARO:3000651 |
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| prefLabel |
ceftaroline |
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| subClassOf |