Preferred Name

Cephalothin
Synonyms
Definitions

A semisynthetic, beta-lactam, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity. Cephalothin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. PBPs participate in the terminal stages of assembling the bacterial cell wall, and in reshaping the cell wall during cell division. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and causes cell lysis.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C62021

CAS_Registry

153-61-7

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:124991

Chemical_Formula

C16H16N2O6S2

code

C62021

Contributing_Source

FDA

definition

A semisynthetic, beta-lactam, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity. Cephalothin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. PBPs participate in the terminal stages of assembling the bacterial cell wall, and in reshaping the cell wall during cell division. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and causes cell lysis.

FDA_UNII_Code

R72LW146E6

Has_Salt_Form

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C358

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

label

Cephalothin

Legacy Concept Name

Cephalothin_Base

Preferred_Name

Cephalothin

prefixIRI

NCIT:C62021

prefLabel

Cephalothin

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

Antibiotic

UMLS_CUI

C0007735

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C357

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