Preferred Name

Bacampicillin

Synonyms
Definitions

A prodrug of ampicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic, beta-lactam aminopenicillin antibiotic with bactericidal activity. Bacampicillin is hydrolyzed in vivo by esterases to its active metabolite ampicillin. Ampicillin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This interrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis and results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and causes cell lysis.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C65245

CAS_Registry

50972-17-3

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:2968

Chemical_Formula

C21H27N3O7S

code

C65245

Contributing_Source

FDA

definition

A prodrug of ampicillin, a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic, beta-lactam aminopenicillin antibiotic with bactericidal activity. Bacampicillin is hydrolyzed in vivo by esterases to its active metabolite ampicillin. Ampicillin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. Inactivation of PBPs interferes with the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan chains necessary for bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity. This interrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis and results in the weakening of the bacterial cell wall and causes cell lysis.

FDA_UNII_Code

8GM2J22278

Has_Salt_Form

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C65246

in_subset

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

label

Bacampicillin

Legacy Concept Name

Bacampicillin

Preferred_Name

Bacampicillin

prefixIRI

NCIT:C65245

prefLabel

Bacampicillin

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0052865

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C1500

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